Polish officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual alien-like clay head, which dates back to the Ubaid period of ancient Mesopotamia. Pottery was also found at the site.

Assyria was a major civilization of ancient Mesopotamia—a historic region ... "The condition and distribution of artifacts strongly suggest that the shrines and associated treasures were looted ...

The bowls, which were unearthed at an early archaeological site in Iraq, are thought to have held savory meals given in exchange for labor in ancient Mesopotamia. But the site was eventually ...

Ancient Mesopotamian people experienced love in a rather similar way to people today. In Mesopotamia, love was particularly associated with the liver, heart and knees. Modern: PNAS / Lauri ...

The precious pre-Islamic artifacts destroyed by the jihadists are now in pieces, but the archaeologists working in Nimrud are ...

3,000-year-old clay tablets show that some associations between emotion and parts of the body have remained the same for millennia.

Ancient societies many attitudes toward altered states of mind. Some favored fermented drinks, while others used psychoactive plants.

ScienceAlert adds how archaeologists have been studying Bahra 1 since 2009. The University of Warsaw details how the area remains of great interest due to the unique artifacts it produces, such as an ...

The precious pre-Islamic artifacts destroyed by the jihadists ... "One of the most important ancient sites of the Mesopotamian civilization," according to Kassim, Nimrud is a testament to a ...

Archaeologists are restoring ancient treasures in Nimrud, an Assyrian city in Iraq, nearly a decade after its destruction by ...