Polish officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual alien-like clay head, which dates back to the Ubaid period of ancient Mesopotamia. Pottery was also found at the site.

This is a recreation of Queen Shub-Ad's harp, an artifact unearthed early this century from the Sumerian Royal Cemetery at Ur. It is the oldest known example of the true triangular harp, which evolved ...

Mesopotamia, with its dense network of ancient cities in the fertile plains ... and other administrative artifacts in the lower town palace further supports this identification since the site ...

The famous Standard of Ur, a Sumerian artifact, has lapis lazuli in its ... and spirituality around the world. Whether the ancient Egyptians deemed it to be a guide for life after death or whether ...

DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that a set of recently deciphered ancient clay tablets revealed that Babylonian ...

Artifacts suggest Kurd Qaburstan was a thriving ... ideas of a sharp divide between the haves and the have-nots in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting a much larger middle class than previously ...