Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

Researchers uncovered a remarkably preserved network of over 200 ancient irrigation canals in southern Mesopotamia, revealing sophisticated water management techniques used as early as the sixth ...

The discovery of 'sacrificed' teenagers from 4,800 years ago in the royal tombs of an ancient Mesopotamian civilization ...

TEHRAN - Director of the archaeological team working on the ancient city of Jiroft (Daqyanoos), Hamideh Choubak, said on ...

A sunken 'pyramid' in the Pacific Ocean may rewrite everything we thought we knew about the ancient world.

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