Millennia ago, in the Fertile Crescent, the land nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now present-day Iran, the ancient Mesopotamian civilization of Sumer arose. Sumerians ...
Gender-ambiguous people in ancient Mesopotamia were powerful and important members of society more than four millennia ago.
Think about walking through ruins that have witnessed empires rise and fall, where kings once ruled and civilizations ...
The Great Ziggurat of Ur dedicated to the Moon god. Ziggurats were massive structure typical for Mesopotamia. Sumerians believed that the gods lived in the temple at the top of the ziggurats. Woods ...
Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society. But in some of history's earliest civilizations, gender-diverse people ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...
A flash flood in southeastern Iran exposed evidence of a previously unknown Bronze Age civilization. This episode traces how looted artifacts led archaeologists to the Halil River valley, revealing ...