in Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, and draws on the heritage of the first ancient Church of the East, the one that brought Christianity to Persia, India, and China. Its origins go back to the ...

This beer's even older than the one in the back of your fridge. Discover the hymn behind ancient beer brewing so you can ...

Discover oldest languages in the world, with some still being spoken today. From Chinese to Tamil, these ancient tongues have ...

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

The Harappan civilisation, or Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), has always fascinated historians for its urban planning and ...

The Kish tablet is “only” 5,500 years old, whereas the oldest cave painting that features three humans and a pig dates back ...

A recently discovered palace in modern-day Iraq dates back 4,500 years and is said to contain the key to understanding the ...

A Sumerian palace discovered in Iraq dates back 4,500 years and helps to understand one of the first civilizations in human ...

A newfound clay head from the sixth millennium B.C. is the first of its kind ever found in Kuwait, but similar finds have ...

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"The Egyptian religion has obviously changed a lot throughout the millennia ... royal and androgynous attributes (e.g., the ...

are buff clay sculptures of voluptuous women that channel the ancient form of Sumerian votive statues crafted to petition the gods on behalf of devotees. Here, they are playfully adorned with ...