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early urbanism

A Mysterious Sand Layer Beneath an Ancient Assur Temple: A Unique Discovery in Northern Mesopotamia Rewriting the Origins of the Goddess Ishtar

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…

Archaeologists Discover Monumental Uruk-Period Building in Kani Shaie, Northern Iraq

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…

Çatalhöyük Unearths New Secrets: Social Change and the “House of the Dead” in One of the World’s Oldest Cities

30 August 2025

Çatalhöyük Unearths New Secrets: Social Change and the “House of the Dead” in One of the World’s Oldest Cities

Nestled in the Konya Plain of central Türkiye, Çatalhöyük, a 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement and UNESCO World…