Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is the site ...

Ancient cylinder seals in Mesopotamia shaped the development of proto-cuneiform writing in Uruk around 3000 BCE, linking prehistoric imagery to the inception of written communication. Researchers from ...

A new study revives the old argument that ancient seals came before cuneiform, humanity's earliest known example of writing.

Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is the site ...

Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been posthumously awarded the rank of general.

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.

Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is the site ...

MESOPOTAMIA — The 100-year-old Mesopotamia Elementary School has a new $1.85 million addition that will provide a multipurpose room for various school events. A dedication was held recently for ...

Among the first cities to emerge in Mesopotamia, Uruk was an immensely important centre throughout the fourth millennium BCE, exerting influence over a large region extending from southwestern Iran to ...

Study authors explained that stamp seals were used on clay for administrative purposes from the late seventh millennium BCE and onward in Northern Mesopotamia. “Shared seal imagery ...

Uruk was one of the first cities to emerge in Mesopotamia and was an important hub throughout the fourth millennium BCE. It had a great deal of influence over a large region from present day ...