Ancient Babylonian world map from a clay tablet, nearly 3,000 years old, reveals a version of the Noah's Ark story and ...

The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many ...

Some believe the "Babylon Battery" is an ancient device capable of generating electricity—centuries before modern batteries ...

Tides, rivers, and shifting coasts shaped Sumer, the world’s first urban society - offering lessons for today’s climate ...

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

Mesopotamian scribes wrote about feeling anger in their feet and love in their liver. Learn about the similarities and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature .

While the inhabitants of Mesopotamia had plenty of clay for bricks and cuneiform tablets, they lack much of the other materials that would seem to be essential for an ancient civilization ...

While the drive-thru window might seem like a pretty modern culinary invention, its roots may actually reach back much, much further than you'd expect.

With the ownership of water again an issue for concerned debate, there is much to be learned from the pioneers of public ...