A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ...

The Mesopotamian civilisation, which arose around 3400 BC, was one of the earliest urban civilisations. It was situated ...

As I wonder about New Year’s resolutions for 2025, before I put a whole lot of thought into making my list, I wanted to find out where the idea for ...

Making New Year resolutions is one thing. Remaining resolute and seeing them through is quite another.”— Alex Morritt Making ...

Near the end of every year, the prospect of rising from the fog of holiday hustle, bustle and feasts to contemplate how to do ...

Explore the fascinating history of New Year’s resolutions, from ancient Babylonian traditions to modern-day practices.

The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the ...

A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

After his death, he was escorted by three gods of death to the underworld. Accept the story of the trial of the seven great Yan Jun. The sequel "Walk with God: The Final Judgment" was filmed back ...

It stands among roughly two dozen similar tablets, all believed to be the remnants of ancient Babylonian mathematics education. The clay tablet is written in cuneiform, a writing system used in ...

Royal board game of Ur. Credit: Mary Harrsch / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 In 1977, archaeologists excavating an ancient cemetery in southeastern Iran uncovered an astonishing find: a 4,500-year-old Mesopotamian ...