The emergence of large, organized armies marks one of the most significant shifts in the history of warfare, especially in ...

Tides, rivers, and shifting coasts shaped Sumer, the world’s first urban society - offering lessons for today’s climate ...

Learn how the first civilization in Mesopotamia depended on tides and how it responded when faced with a major environmental ...

Leonard Woolley’s excavation of Ur yielded an archaeologist’s dream: a series of intact burials from one of the world's most important ancient cities.

Archaeologists have made a startling discovery in Iraq with a potential to rewrite the known human history.Experts have found ...

Mesopotamia Show at the Getty Teaches History, with Style Wall Panel with a Striding Lion, neo-Babylonian period 605–562 B.C. Glazed brick.

Picture writing was invented in Mesopotamia before 3,000 BC. This clay tablet, dating to about 3,100 BC, has written on it a list of rations. It shows how writing was developing from using ...

Beer was extremely popular in ancient Mesopotamia. Sipped through straws, it differed from today’s beer and was enjoyed by people from all walks of life.

Iraq’s History Still Divides Children of Mesopotamia By Borzou Daragahi and Louise Roug Dec. 29, 2005 12 AM PT Times Staff Writers ...

Trace Ancient Iraq's beginnings in Mesopotamia. Explore the 'cradle of civilisation' with our gallery and map.