Shifting tides along the coast of the ancient region called Mesopotamia might have spurred the rise of the world’s oldest ...

Recent events in Iraq, Iran, and Turkey recall ancient and equally dramatic events in Babylon and Mesopotamia, whose lands these countries now occupy. A magnificent storyteller and a careful historian ...

The story of how the first cities rose from southern Mesopotamia has long fascinated scientists and historians. Many ...

Alongside the main forum, a rich program of events is underway, including the Longgupo Site Seminar, the World Great Rivers ...

In ancient times, Mesopotamia, meaning 'land between two rivers', was a vast region that lay between the Tigris and Euphrates river systems, and it is where civilization emerged over 7,000 years ago.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, from March 18-July 27, 2020. Translated and adapted from L'histoire commence en Mésopotamie, which was published ...