Mesopotamia, the world's oldest civilisation, arose in ancient Iraq, pioneering writing, law, and science. Explore its enduring legacy.

The idea of Mesopotamia has intoxicated the West for centuries. Alastair Sooke takes a look at a civilisation where much of modern culture took form. “Everybody has heard of the Hanging Gardens of ...

Learn how the first civilization in Mesopotamia depended on tides and how it responded when faced with a major environmental challenge. Many millennia ago, the tides turned for ancient Sumerians who ...

A radically expanded view of the origin of civilization, extending far beyond Mesopotamia is being proposed. Mesopotamia is widely believed to be the cradle of civilization, but a growing body of ...

A recent scientific breakthrough has unveiled a captivating genetic link between the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Delving into the DNA of a 4,600-year-old skeleton, researchers have ...

She lived more than 4,000 years ago, she was a Sumerian priestess and, worth mentioning, she was the first recorded author in the world. Her name is Enheduanna, and her place in history is finally ...

Q&A with Agnete Lassen, associate curator of the Yale Babylonian Collection. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ancient Mesopotamia ...

Archaeologists have uncovered rare artifacts from the Paleolithic era at Ulukoy Cave in Türkiye’s southeastern Mardin province, revealing the earliest known evidence of human activity in northern ...

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other artifacts. A research group from the University of Bologna has identified a series ...

Mesopotamia was located between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in the Middle East. That's where Iraq and parts of Syria and Turkey are today. Have you ever wondered why there are 60 seconds in a ...

The Royal Ontario Museum is ready to open its Mesopotamia exhibit, featuring over 170 treasured artifacts – most of which have never been seen in Canada – from the powerful empire. Clemens Reichel, ...