From the heart of Mesopotamia to the heights of the Roman Empire, ancient civilizations have left an indelible mark on the world. Their innovations in agriculture, architecture, writing ...

In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around 3,000 BCE.

Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the symbols used were carried over into proto-writing ...

This Monday, Nov. 18, Associate Professor of the Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist Harrison Wick and the ...

The Babylonians themselves were keenly aware of the great antiquity of their civilization ... cult of Marduk across Mesopotamia was proof of Babylon’s prestige. No ancient city was so desired ...

There are parts of the excavation site that date back to the Sasanian Empire of the 3 rd through 7 th centuries, but a majority of the best-preserved parts of the site are remnants of the Old ...

Did you know Damascus, Syria, has been home to people for about 3000 B.C.E.? Today, it has a population of around 2.6 million ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

U.S. spy satellite imagery has led archeologists to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that was decisive in the spread of Islam in the region.

In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing ... Proto-cuneiform was an ancient Mesopotamia writing system that came at the end of the fourth millennium BC (Courtesy ...