In 1888 the University of Pennsylvania sponsored the first ever American archaeological expedition to Mesopotamia, to Nippur, about 160 km south of Baghdad. Among the artefacts discovered were the ...

Founded 7,000 years ago, Iraq's archaeological site of Nippur was once the heart of ... Over thousands of years, the land once known as Mesopotamia became Iraq, and Islam became the main religion.

Mesopotamia, a region that includes all of modern-day Iraq as well as parts of Syria, Turkey and Iran, formed a significant part of the Fertile Crescent. Located between the Tigris and Euphrates ...

All Neo-Babylonian kings revered Mesopotamia’s deep past, but Nabonidus’ (r. 556–539 B.C.) obsession was particularly acute. “Usurpers often looked to the past for legitimacy,” says ...

Why did this happen? Trade was very important for the Indus civilisation. Their main trade partner was Mesopotamia, which was an advanced civilisation in the Middle East. Around the time the Indus ...

This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...

This chapter focuses on the earliest historical records documenting the rise of kingdoms in early Mesopotamia and their relationship with violence and warfare. It argues that a rhetoric of ...

Her previous work focused on the social history of deportation in first millennium BCE Mesopotamia, using not only on traditional ... a collaboration with Tero Alstola of Team 1 on the social strata ...

To protect their kings, ancient Mesopotamians discovered how to predict eclipses, which were associated with the deaths of rulers. This eventually led to the birth of astronomy.

Türkiye's new tourist Mesopotamia Express train has completed its promotional tour. A promotional tour was held before the first voyage of the tourist train, which will offer travel enthusiasts ...

To protect their kings, ancient Mesopotamians discovered how to predict eclipses, which were associated with the deaths of rulers. This eventually led to the birth of astronomy.