That enabled Mesopotamian rule to be personal and indeed ... metal from ores and make alloys such as bronze to produce tools, weapons, and other implements. The potter’s wheel and spindles ...

This text is adapted from Michael Hudson’s foreword to At the Origins of Politics by Giorgio Buccellati, and this excerpt was produced by Human ...

American political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s 1992 book, The End of History and the Last Man, is still remembered for its ...

The Magan civilisation, often associated with the region of modern-day Oman, played a significant role in the trade networks ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

Archaeologist and scholar Giorgio Buccellati’s book At the Origins of Politics describes how Mesopotamia’s urban revolution ...

These devices allowed warriors to cross rivers silently while keeping their weapons dry, providing crucial strategic ... particularly valuable in the empire's expansion throughout Mesopotamia, where ...

From Mesopotamian feasts to KFC trays ... Prisons utilised plastic sporks that were often orange and intentionally ineffectual to prevent their use as weapons.