19 February 2026
How Sumerians in Mesopotamia Perfected Asphalt-Like Materials 4,000 Years Ago
More than 4,000 years ago, long before highways and petroleum refineries, Sumerian craftspeople in southern Mesopotamia…
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Mesopotamia
31 January 2026
Archaeologists Rediscover Alexandria on the Tigris, a Lost City Founded by Alexander the Great
For centuries, one of the most important cities of the ancient world lay hidden beneath dust,…
27 January 2026
A Mysterious Sand Layer Beneath an Ancient Assur Temple: A Unique Discovery in Northern Mesopotamia Rewriting the Origins of the Goddess Ishtar
A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in northern Iraq reveals that a mysterious layer of sand beneath an…
6 January 2026
Clay Cylinders of the Builder-King of the Neo-Babylonian World Reveal the Restoration of the Kish Ziggurat
Two inscribed clay cylinders discovered at the ancient city of Kish in Iraq have shed new…
26 December 2025
3,000-Year-Old Pottery Workshop Discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan
Archaeologists working in Iraqi Kurdistan have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved 3,000-year-old pottery workshop that is reshaping…
15 December 2025
8,000-Year-Old Botanical Art Reveals Humanity’s Earliest Mathematical Thinking
Long before numbers were written on clay tablets or calculations recorded in cuneiform, early farming communities…
24 November 2025
A 2,000-Year-Old Sanctuary Unearthed at Tell Abraq Reveals How Merchants Crossing the Persian Gulf Sought Divine Protection
A newly analyzed archaeological discovery in the United Arab Emirates sheds light on a bustling ancient…
10 November 2025
Unearthing the Birthplace of the Alphabet: Archaeologists Return After 14 Years of Silence
After more than a decade of silence, the ancient civilization of Ugarit, once one of the…
29 October 2025
Archaeologists Discover Monumental Uruk-Period Building in Kani Shaie, Northern Iraq
A research team from the University of Coimbra’s Center for Studies in Archaeology, Arts and Heritage…
6 October 2025
New Discoveries in Nineveh: Archaeologists Unearth Fifteen Lamassu and Stunning Reliefs in Ancient Assyrian Palace
Just weeks after the September 21 announcement of the “Colossal Assyrian Winged Bull Unearthed in Iraq:…