A newly published study challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, ...

The exhibition showcases Mesopotamia's innovations including the method of counting and measurement which led to the system of dividing hours and minutes into 60. "The Mesopotamian civilisation had ...

The area covered by Mesopotamia translates into present-day Iraq, and so the nearly 1,400 objects on display -- dating from 150,000 BC to AD 650 -- have taken on new significance since the war there.

The invention of written language. The social organization of tens of thousands of people. The reason why an hour has 60 minutes. An exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum looks at 3,000 years of ...

To reopen Wednesday after a yearlong closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Getty Villa has at last unveiled “Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins.” The show, originally scheduled to open in ...

By Stephanie Johnson Book reviewer·New Zealand Listener· 19 Sep, 2024 04:30 AM4 mins to read Gift article ...

A newly published study in PLOS ONE, Morphodynamic Foundations of Sumer,challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting that the rise of ...