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Ruins of the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq. In the Sumerian period, houses were built from mudbrick and clay plaster, while larger structures were reinforced with bitumen and reed layers to enhance durability and structural stability. Credit: Public Domain
Mesopotamia, News

How Sumerians in Mesopotamia Perfected Asphalt-Like Materials 4,000 Years Ago

19 February 2026

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19 February 2026

More than 4,000 years ago, long before highways and petroleum refineries, Sumerian craftspeople in southern Mesopotamia were perfecting material formulas...

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Anatolian Archeology, News

Unique Medieval Ivory Archer’s Ring Discovered at Hasankeyf

12 January 2026

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12 January 2026

A rare and highly significant archaeological discovery has recently emerged from the ancient settlement of Hasankeyf, one of the most...

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

29 October 2025

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29 October 2025

A research team from the University of Coimbra’s Center for Studies in Archaeology, Arts and Heritage Sciences (CEAACP) has announced...

Anatolian Archeology, News

Graves Older Than Pyramids: 11,000-Year-Old Burials Discovered in Türkiye’s Çayönü

27 September 2025

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27 September 2025

Archaeologists working in Çayönü Tepesi (Çayönü Hill), one of the world’s most significant early human settlements, have uncovered six ancient...

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Computational Analysis Points to a Non-Traditional Garden of Eden Location – Beneath the Pyramids?

30 April 2025

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30 April 2025

A radical new theory proposed by a computer engineer suggests that the biblical Garden of Eden may not be in...

Five fragments of a wooden writing board from Nimrud (9th-7th centuries BC), in the British Museum. Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum
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Neo-Assyrian Writing Boards: The Role of Beeswax, Orpiment, and Carbon Black in 7th Century BC Writing Techniques

13 April 2025

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13 April 2025

Recent scientific investigations into the writing boards excavated from the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud have shed new light on...

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Archaeologists Uncover Extensive Ancient Irrigation Network in Eridu, the World’s First City

8 March 2025

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8 March 2025

Recent research by a multidisciplinary team of archaeologists and geologists has revealed that the Eridu region of southern Mesopotamia, inhabited...

Credit: Reconstructed Model of Palace of Sargon at Khosrabad. Public domain
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A new magnetic survey of the ancient Assyrian capital of Khorsabad has revealed a 127-room villa twice the size of the U.S. White House

26 December 2024

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26 December 2024

Archaeologists in northern Iraq have conducted an extensive magnetic survey using an exhaustive magnetic survey at Khorsabad, once the ancient...

Seal roll on a clay fuse in Ur (Iraq), 19th century BC. Photo: KIŠIB project, A. Otto/A. Dietz
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KIŠIB: A Digital Archive From 80,000 Mesopotamian Seals is Being Created

19 December 2024

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19 December 2024

Over the next 16 years, a research team from the Institute for Near Eastern Archaeology at the Free University of...

Pieces of pottery found at the site. Image Credit: KUNA
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7,700-year-old Pottery of a Human Head and Jewelry Workshop Unearthed in Kuwait

28 November 2024

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28 November 2024

A team of Kuwaiti and Polish archaeologists have uncovered a jewelry workshop at the prehistoric Ubaid period (5500–4000 B.C.) site...

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