The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...

More than 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals linked to the Ancient Mesopotamian government were discovered by archaeologists at the ancient Sumerian city Girsu or the present-day site Tello in ...

Archaeologists call it a "multidimensional artifact," representing the intersection of art, history ... lamassu serves as a powerful symbol of Iraq's ancient past and the importance of preserving ...

The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British ... of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, the world ...