New research suggests the Indus Valley Civilization was reshaped by centuries of river drought, migration, and climate stress ...

Rising from the plains of southern Iraq, the Great Ziggurat of Ur was built around 2050 BCE as a sacred link between heaven and earth. Dedicated to the moon god Nanna, it stood at the heart of one of ...

The Great Ziggurat of Ur dedicated to the Moon god. Ziggurats were massive structure typical for Mesopotamia. Sumerians believed that the gods lived in the temple at the top of the ziggurats. Woods ...

Mesopotamia, situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is recognized as the earliest cradle of civilization due to ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Is your knowledge of the ancient Near East as solid as a cuneiform tablet, or will this "cradle ...

In ancient times, Mesopotamia, meaning 'land between two rivers', was a vast region that lay between the Tigris and Euphrates river systems, and it is where civilization emerged over 7,000 years ago.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, from March 18-July 27, 2020. Translated and adapted from L'histoire commence en Mésopotamie, which was published ...

Buried beneath the waters of Quintana Roo, Mexico lies a discovery that breaks the historical timeline wide open — a 12,500-year-old ochre mine carved into limestone by organized hands. These weren’t ...

Asked what he wanted for his 11th birthday, Timothy Potts begged for books about ancient Mesopotamia—an early sign of the passion that would lead him to a distinguished career as a Near Eastern ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Sid Meier's Civilization V: Cradle of Civilization Map Pack - Mesopotamia This is the traditional Western and Middle Eastern “Cradle of Civilization." It ...

This adage seems especially poignant at this moment with the twin conflicts that are playing out in the Western and Eastern hemispheres. For, this is not the first time we’ve witnessed the ...