Take a flight high above the breathtaking charm of Mardin, a Turkish gem perched above the Tigris River. This stunning drone ...

The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are considered the world's oldest civilisation, dating back to around 4000 BCE. The Sumerians ...

In the mid-1960s, a Soviet military topographer was analyzing aerial photos of Ukraine when he came across some unusual ...

Recent discoveries challenge ideas of a sharp divide between the haves and have-nots in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting a ...

New findings at Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets and monumental ruins, reveal insights into Middle Bronze Age life and may link the site to the ancient city of Qabra. New discoveries at the anci ...

Clay tablets at Kurd Qaburstan reveal ancient Mesopotamian culture Artefacts hint at urban life in the Middle Bronze Age city Findings challenge perceptions of ...

In this short, the British Museum curator Sébastien Rey untangles an intricate archaeological puzzle some six millennia in the making. First, Rey introduces viewers to an excavation site of the ...

Mesopotamia is a historical region of West ... Excavations in the palace have also revealed monumental architecture, human remains and evidence of destruction, suggesting a significant dramatic ...

Standing mudbrick architecture from a 10 meter by 10 meter excavation in the Kurd Qaburstan lower-town palace, view to north. Credit: Tiffany Earley-Spadoni The archaeological site of Kurd Qaburstan, ...

Mesopotamia, with its dense network of ancient ... Excavations in the palace revealed monumental architecture, human remains and evidence of destruction, suggesting a significant historical ...