The dog collar is believed to have been invented in 3500 BC Mesopotamia, based on a wall painting of a man with a collared ...

When the former New York Times Paris bureau chief first set out to write a book about the most famous and largest museum in ...

An unfortunate trend today is the mixing of Kiswahili and English, especially among young people, even when Kiswahili alone would suffice for effective communication.

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

Thus, Buddha appeared in bronzes from India, Pakistan, China, Thailand and Japan, representing various periods and regional ...

Previous studies have hinted that this period corresponded to the rise of kingship in ancient Mesopotamia as part of a general trend towards the formation of some of the world’s first states and ...

Aerial view of the Bronze Age site of Basur Höyük. Credit: Basur Höyük Excavation Project At the threshold of written history, when the first civilizations began to consolidate in Mesopotamia and ...

They date back to the Akkad period (2300BC-2150BC), which, Rey tells The Art Newspaper ... bring to light the achievements of the people of Mesopotamia thousands of years ago, achievements ...

An early painting by the famed Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, thought lost since the 1930s, is on view for the first time since its recent rediscovery. The portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey ...

“Sargon developed this new form of governance by conquering all the Sumerian cities of Mesopotamia ... multi-room archive building—paint a clear picture. “The new finds were preserved ...

If you've been trying to find the perfect neutral shade and spent days scrolling through dozens of the most popular choices without any luck, it may be time to look at some of the lesser-known neutral ...