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

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Pots of water, into which grains were poured and then left in the heat produced a beverage worth taking note of — beer.

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The invention of the wheel is often hailed as one of the most transformative moments in human history. Yet, for all its ...

In Israeli society, only religious sensitivity seems to be taken into account; the secular worldview receives no symbolic or ...

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It is there, around 3400–3000 BC, that all the key elements of urban civilization ... the ancient world. Indeed, when Alexander the Great conquered Mesopotamia in 331 BC, Babylon was still regarded as ...

I listened to the debate on Palestine in the Security Council on Wednesday, 28th May 2025. What is happening in Gaza and on Palestinians goes against the United States doctrine of freedom and fair ...

Emperor Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty was the first emperor of ancient China and ruled from 221 B.C. to 210 B.C. He's most ...

From Stone Age astronomy to Viking law and Roman goddesses, cultures across time have honored the longest day of the year ...