Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...

Early findings indicate they provide a greater insight into the people who lived there ... and history may be traced back to ...

Sumerian civilization ... ancient empire to rule Mesopotamia. The Persians were known for their art, literature, and philosophical advancements and their religious tolerance. They allowed people ...

He argued that these ancient civilizations were the ancestors to Europeans and the ones primarily responsible for contemporary western civilization—not people living in other ... of his era are still ...

TEHRAN - Dehloran, as one of the significant regions in western Iran, has been settled in prehistoric times and contains ...

Oxford historian, Dr Moudhy Al Rashid, on her book Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History ...

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study that challenges ...

The project Embodied Emotions: Ancient Mesopotamia and Today was granted funding by the Finnish Cultural Foundation in September 2022 and will run until 2026. It explores how emotions were embodied by ...

Notable stops include Kayseri, often seen as the gateway to Cappadocia, famous for its hot-air balloon flights and unique geological formations; Malatya, one of Anatolia's largest cities and a ...