Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient ...

In her short film Mesopotamia, TX, director/writer Lucy Gamades presents the chance meeting of two strangers (Megan Greener ...

Polish officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual alien-like clay head, which dates back to the Ubaid period of ancient Mesopotamia. Pottery was also found at the site.

Study authors explained that stamp seals were used on clay for administrative purposes from the late seventh millennium BCE and onward in Northern Mesopotamia. “Shared seal imagery ...

In the mid-1960s, a Soviet military topographer was analyzing aerial photos of Ukraine when he came across some unusual shadows. Looking closely at the patterns of plants in a number of fields, he ...

This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...

Sixth grade project using Ancient Mesopotamia social studies curriculum and Microsoft Word. In pairs, the students create an ABC book. One student does A-M the other student does N-Z. They brainstorm ...

When did writing develop? The oldest known example of writing comes from Mesopotamia and dates to about 3300 BC. In time different-looking writing appeared in the river valleys of Egypt ...