Previous studies have hinted that this period corresponded to the rise of kingship in ancient Mesopotamia as part of a general trend towards the formation of some of the world’s first states and ...

“Kahit bago pa dumating ang Kastila may ginagawa ng ganyan ang mga sinaunang Pilipino, pero siyempre iba pa ang diyos na pinag-aalayan nila bago dumating ang mga Kastila. In short, nagkaroon din ng ...

This cradle is the land between two rivers, Mesopotamia—the starting point for the agricultural villages that would grow in size and complexity until some 5,000 years ago. These villages became cities ...

As Iraq fitfully rebuilds, a groundbreaking exhibition is showcasing that nation’s rich roots in Mesopotamia, the region that gave birth to the world’s first urban civilization some 5,000 ...

Has marriage always had the same definition? Actually, the institution has been in a process of constant evolution. Pair-bonding began in the Stone Age as a way of organizing and controlling ...

He read of a flood, a ship caught on a mountain and a bird sent out in search of dry land—the first independent confirmation of a vast flood in ancient Mesopotamia, complete with a Noah-like ...

While interhuman relationships may go back to the early years of humanity, there is one ritual known the world over that has a much more recent history: marriage. Evidence suggests that marriage ...

Once part of ancient Mesopotamia, Başur Höyük is dated to between 3100 and 2800 B.C. Several stone tombs were discovered there a decade ago, full of hundreds of copper artifacts, textiles and ...

(250411) -- ANKARA, April 11, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk to a Mesopotamia Express train in Ankara, Trkiye, on April 11, 2025. The Mesopotamia Express, a long-distance sleeper train designed to ...

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Researchers had previously discovered evidence of grand funerary rituals and spectacular quantities of precious metals at the site in Turkey's south-eastern Siirt Province. Dating back to between 3100 ...