It is mentioned in the Bible as Erech, and scholars consider it the place where writing ... complicated system, which remained the official form of written communication in Mesopotamia for nearly ...

Before Eliza Acton published Modern Cookery for Private Families in 1845, she was known for crafting lush, sentimental verse.

Photograph by AKG/Album Early Muslim medicine drew on traditional practices from the region, some dating back to ancient Mesopotamia ... writing in the fourth century B.C. The system of humors ...

Some are even writing crime novels. For the first time, Kurds are breaking out of their isolation in their own society, and also breaking barriers that were imposed by the political system.” ...

from Mesopotamian cuneiform to Egyptian hieroglyphics to Chinese oracle bones. In the second half of the course, we will explore Mesoamerican writing systems and focus on learning the Maya ...

They fought the Egyptians, sacked Babylon, and built elaborate cities. Then the Hittites vanished. Today, new discoveries are ...

Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That’s according to a new study led by Washington State ...

The Phoenicians developed their ancient civilization with profits from the lucrative maritime trade of the Mediterranean.

New research has revealed that the cosmological model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus, the renowned European Renaissance ...

Two professors in the Creative Writing Program turned to the seventh-century style of verse during the pandemic to tackle the ...

Webb Telescope Captures Its First Direct Images of Carbon Dioxide Outside Solar System Mar. 17, 2025 — The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a ...

This 5,000-year-old tablet is believed to hold the world's first signature — and it's on a receipt for beer. Experts believe ...