Forgotten Giants: Were There Really Giants in Ancient Times? One of the most enduring myths of humankind is that pertaining to giants. In almost every major civilization and culture in the world, ...

We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around ...

THE Sumerians they were a sedentary population of the ancient world, lived in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) over the ...

Study authors explained that stamp seals were used on clay for administrative purposes from the late seventh millennium BCE and onward in Northern Mesopotamia. “Shared seal imagery ...

Yet to historians and archaeologists, Babylon is a real bricks-and-mortar place at the center of the vibrant Mesopotamian culture that it dominated for so many centuries. The Amorites, including ...

When we talk about a phalanx in a military context, we automatically think of Alexander the Great’s Macedonian army, with its ...

Dreaming is one of the most mysterious and interesting experiences in our lives. But what do we actually know about dreams?

Dilmun was a group of East Semitic-speaking population from eastern Arabia who had trade relationships with Mesopotamian ...

What is a “girly drink?” Why are piña coladas, appletinis and other sweet drinks stereotypically associated with women? Why ...