The latest findings cast light on the history of a major civilization that is considered to be one of the world's first ...

Iraqi forces retook control of the site of ancient Nimrud, and since then, reconstruction efforts have been taking place in ...

Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.

A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found.

For this study, researchers started 6,000 years ago, in the Mesopotamian city of Uruk ... "It records the Sumerian language." ...

A mysterious clay figurine dating back 7,000 years was recently discovered in the Arabian Gulf — and it bears a striking ...

The collection of "very rare" cave pearls includes examples that were found to contain archaeological artifacts—a world first ...

has been a year of extraordinary archaeological discoveries that have challenged long-held beliefs about human history.

Ubaid culture figurines bear striking similarities to modern depictions of aliens, researchers say, including elongated skulls and flat noses ...

Credit: Journal of Ancient History and Archeology The ... [Related: 6,000-year-old Mesopotamian artifacts linked to the dawn of writing.] Whether or not archeologists and linguists will ever ...