Gender-ambiguous people in ancient Mesopotamia were powerful and important members of society more than four millennia ago.

Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, ziggurats were not places of royal burials, but temples dedicated to the patron deity of a city ...

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In their paper, “Exploring Geomagnetic Variations in Ancient Mesopotamia,” researchers Matthew D. Howland, Lisa Tauxu, Shai Gordin, and Erez Ben-Yosef studied 32 bricks currently held in the Slemani ...

The genome of a man buried at Nuwayrat in Middle Egypt about 4,500–4,800 years ago has been sequenced. Compared with published genomes of ancient individuals, most of the man’s ancestry best matches ...

In a study published in the journal Iraq, Dr. Troels Arbøll analyzed medical prescriptions from ancient Mesopotamia to ...

"First in a series ... on the Economy of Ancient Mesopotamia ... in the framework of a special 'Middle Eastern Studies Programme' (MOS Programme)"--Preface. Wir müssen unsere Nische nutzen : Monies, ...

Unveiling the mysteries of early civilization, Mesopotamian clay provides valuable insights into the origins of chemistry. The artifacts and technologies of this ancient society demonstrate a profound ...