The Sumerians lived in Mesopotamia from about 4500 to 1750 B.C.E., and developed a number of technologies that changed the ...

In 1849, archaeologists discovered 14 clay tablets with cuneiform writing in Iraq that narrate the story of the Anunnaki, ...

In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Eva Miller traces how both the mythology of Babel and ...

In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to ...

A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

In fact, like many words and phrases in the English language, a.m. is short for a Latin phrase, “ante meridiem” (or “before ...

According to Polina, Cancers will thrive on the summer solstice: "All your actions could lead to a new beginning for the next ...

Arkansas State University alumna Savannah Sandage, a Batesville native and recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in ...

From bestsellers-in-the-making to sharply observed literary fiction, we’ve rounded up your best bets for summer reading ...

Vigna begins his story in ancient Mesopotamia, writing about a temple official who kept detailed accounts on clay tablets, the first recorded instance of money. Mesopotamians and other civilizations ...

Female rulers in ancient Mesopotamia were rare. But those who did rule made their mark on history. In the Neo-Assyrian regime of the ninth century B.C., one woman commanded an entire empire ...