The oldest reference in the first known writing — cuneiform — was not about gods or kings, but about beer. Lots of it. It was ...

Published in the Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, Gard Granerød’s article, “How Tall Is the God of the Tabernacle ...

The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...

Temple Run 2 is the second part of the platform game inspired by Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider-like adventures in which we have to escape from a temple Temple Run is the 3D endless runner platform game ...

That enabled Mesopotamian rule to be personal and indeed dynastic ... As rent and other payment arrears and interest charges mounted up, private lending (often by royal or temple officials acting on ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a vast network of canals underneath the world’s oldest city in Mesopotamia, shedding more light on the rise of farming in the region. Researchers, led by ...

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.

That enabled Mesopotamian rule to be personal and indeed ... private lending (often by royal or temple officials acting on their own account) became the major initial way to obtain the labor ...

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern Mesopotamia, shedding new light on early farming practices. The research ...

Illustration of Mesopotamian urban center ... especially with the palace and temple institutions, led to new forms of social interaction, with the state and its laws and religion consolidating ...