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The figurine dates back to the Ubaid period of ancient Mesopotamia, which predated the Bronze Age. Archaeologists estimate that the artifact was crafted during the 6th millennium BCE, making it ...

Among the 478 artifacts found during the milestone ... were used by all members of society—regardless of rank—in ancient Mesopotamia as a method of proving ownership or signing ones name ...

Before this new study, there was little precise archaeomagnetic evidence from Mesopotamian artifacts dating to this time. “The lack of data there really restricted our ability to understand the ...

Ancient bricks inscribed with the names of Mesopotamian kings have yielded ... and can help better date artifacts that they previously couldn't. Co-author Professor Mark Altaweel (UCL Institute ...

The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...