Mesopotamia was a region of West Asia where present-day Iraq is located. The Sumerians were among the earliest civilizations ...

These May nights provide the skywatcher impressive views of galactic clusters unimpeded by the Milky Way, the chance to study ...

The seafarer peoples of the past who mastered the oceans were crucial in laying the foundations upon which civilizations were ...

Humans discovered fermentation thousands of years ago, but ancient brews would have tasted much differently from the beers of ...

Discover the oldest known recipe from ancient Mesopotamia, offering a fascinating glimpse into the culinary practices of one ...

Ancient civilizations around the world had clever inventions that were so ahead of ... Calendars may seem ordinary today, but in ancient Egypt and Sumer, they were revolutionary tools.

Both experts agreed it's unlikely that beer was "invented" in one place and spread ... is some written evidence of "strained" beer in Mesopotamia. But more often than not, imagery and artifacts ...

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of ... like Egypt or Mesopotamia. Wealth inequality began ...

The book is Hammer’s account of the deciphering of cuneiform, the oldest known writing system. Cuneiform was invented in around 3400 BC in Mesopotamia. It was used for… ...