An Honorary Fellow at Oxford University's Wolfson College, Moudhy has spent much of her career translating the stories of the ...

The rivers also facilitated trade and transportation ... was the last major ancient empire to rule Mesopotamia. The Persians were known for their art, literature, and philosophical advancements ...

Researchers have uncovered a vast and well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu region of southern Mesopotamia, shedding new light on early farming practices. The research ...

The oldest reference in the first known writing — cuneiform — was not about gods or kings, but about beer. Lots of it. It was ...

Mesopotamia—“the land between two rivers”—gave birth to many of ... II (reigned 605-561 B.C.). Koldewey’s finds revealed an ancient locus of culture and political power.

People in ancient Mesopotamia depended on rivers. But rivers sometime moved, imposing stress on communities. Research shows how this led people to form the first organized governments. Though ...

Well, it’ll be history. The place where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers met was called the Sumer. Ancient Sumer was in the southern part of a place called Mesopotamia. Most of the area now falls ...