Jump in your time machine and set the dial for ancient Mesopotamia; you might find people gesturing to very different parts ...

Researchers from University of Glasgow have found origins of early governing institutions in Mesopotamia, which were based on ...

A ccording to a recent study, ancient Mesopotamians experienced emotions differently from modern humans. The research was ...

The findings indicate that the origins of the state and its institutions in Mesopotamia are, at least in part, in their ...

Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.

Husking trays not only baked bread but also fostered human connection across an area spanning 2,000 km (~1,243 miles) ...

Humans have been baking for millennia, and now, reconstructions of ancient baking trays suggests the families in Mesopotamia ...

Researchers have uncovered how ancient Mesopotamians linked emotions like happiness and anger to specific body parts.

A multidisciplinary team of researchers studied a large body of texts to find out how people in the ancient Mesopotamian ...

Focaccia has been a staple of Italian meals since at least ancient Rome, but new research indicates the flatbread’s origins date as far back as the Neolithic Era. According to some archeologists, ...

Among the most notable finds is a tiny, finely crafted anthropomorphic clay head featuring an elongated skull, slanting eyes ...

A study published last year points to Mesopotamia around 4,500 years ago as one of the earliest known places where kissing was a “well-established practice”. Thousands of clay tablets ...