Priests, princes, or plenty? The only way to answer these questions is to dig deep, and this is what archaeologists have done for hundreds of years in the tall mounds of built-up mudbrick that are the ...

Based on organic residues – imperceptible to the naked eye and detectable only at a molecular level – bronze age wine ...

The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...

There are archaeological discoveries that have left scientists dumbfounded. Inventions occasionally paint a very different picture of our ancient world. Ancient inventions can be groundbreaking.

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has told a parliamentary committee she is “not going to” reveal when she knew the Dural caravan was a hoax, despite the PM doing so. The Counterterrorism ...

Hoover Dam is one of engineering’s greatest achievements – perhaps even the greatest. When construction began in 1931, no dam on this scale had ever been attempted. Hoover Dam is 221 metres ...

Mesopotamia, she shows ... pages we come face to face with humanity’s first civilisation: their startling achievements, their daily life, and their struggle to understand our place in the ...

What are her own achievements when it comes to sports? So, putting a finger towards anyone is very easy but at the same time, the thumb is facing towards you, so just check yourself too,” Harbha ...

Modern civilization, however, has retrogressed from the Bronze Age Mesopotamian achievement of avoiding deepening financial and economic imbalance. He notes that modern society defines property as ...

A sprawling, hidden network of ancient irrigation canals has been uncovered near the ancient city of Eridu in southern Mesopotamia. Under the leadership of geoarchaeologist Jaafar Jotheri ...

A sprawling, hidden network of ancient irrigation canals has been uncovered near the ancient city of Eridu in southern Mesopotamia. Under the leadership of geoarchaeologist Jaafar Jotheri, researchers ...