Eight human sacrifices were found at the entrance to this tomb, which held the remains of two 12-year-olds from ancient Mesopotamia. | Credit: Photograph by permission of the Başur Höyük ...

Sealed inside a rocky tomb for over four millennia, an Egyptian skeleton has just revealed a hidden chapter of ancient ...

Science Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia: ‘Highly significant’ By Associated Press Published July 2, 2025, 4:20 p.m. ET ...

"Humanity's earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 21 May 2023. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 05 / 230518172004.htm>.

The earliest recorded kiss goes back at least 4,500 years to Mesopotamia Researchers cite clay tablets and other materials that push back evidence of kissing by about 1,000 years ...