New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets ...

While the drive-thru window might seem like a pretty modern culinary invention, its roots may actually reach back much, much further than you'd expect.

Today, many of our communications are written digitally, but handwriting still has an important place in our lives. The earliest-known writing dates back to around 3500 - 3100 BC in Mesopotamia, ...

The gold burial mask of the ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. AMIR MAKAR/AFP Some ...

Polish officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual alien-like clay head, which dates back to the Ubaid period of ancient Mesopotamia. Pottery was also found at the site.

Babel, whose original derivation from the Hebrew name for Babylon dates even further back to Akkadian—an extinct East Semitic ...

African elephants are one of the largest animals that currently exist, and there 7 animals that are able to get bigger than ...

A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Archaeologists recently used a drone to map a sprawling 3,500-year-old fortress in the Caucasus Mountains of southern Georgia ...

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ScienceAlert adds how archaeologists have been studying Bahra 1 since 2009. The University of Warsaw details how the area remains of great interest due to the unique artifacts it produces, such as an ...

"These sculptures are the treasures of Mesopotamia," said Ghadi. "Nimrud is the heritage of all of humanity, a history that ...