Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient ...

So, the first question driving an intriguing, though controversial, new study was: “Did seal imagery contribute significantly to the invention of signs in the first writing in the region?” ...

Mesopotamia, a region that includes all of modern-day Iraq as well as parts of Syria, Turkey and Iran, formed a significant part of the Fertile Crescent. Located between the Tigris and Euphrates ...

Cosmos Magazine reports that analysis of DNA samples taken from 118 sheep bones unearthed at archaeological sites in Europe ...

A significant portion of human development and history may be traced back to the ancient civilisation of Mesopotamia and the Kurd Qaburstan site, which is located in the Erbil region of northeast ...

may provide a wealth of knowledge about this Middle Bronze Age city and shed light on the more hidden history of Mesopotamia. The clay tablets are the first of their kind found in the region and ...