A married pair of researchers have rewritten the history of kissing with the help of the Barton Cylinder, a Sumerian artifact ...

The Erbil Civilization Museum, which houses rare artifacts dating back thousands of years, from the Stone Age to the Sumerian, Assyrian, and Islamic periods, stands as a testament to the historical ...

This is a recreation of Queen Shub-Ad's harp, an artifact unearthed early this century from the Sumerian Royal Cemetery at Ur. It is the oldest known example of the true triangular harp, which evolved ...

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