Tag: Iraq
On the Trail of Hammurabi
After two months of intensive research activities, the second excavation campaign at Tell Muhammad in Baghdad, part of the University of Catania's archaeological mission...
Cold War spy satellite imagery reveals 396 Roman forts spanning from Syria to Iraq
Two-thousand years ago, forts were constructed by the Roman Empire across the northern Fertile Crescent, spanning from what is now western Syria to northwestern...
Cranial traumas show dramatic increase as the first cities were being built
The development of the earliest cities in Mesopotamia and the Middle East led to a substantial increase in violence between inhabitants. Laws, centralized administration,...
Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, revealing a time capsule of plant life
Currently housed at the National Museum of Denmark, the clay brick originates from the palace of Neo-Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, in the ancient city...
AI is helping us read ancient Mesopotamian literature
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The first documented kiss took place in the Middle East 4,500 years ago
According to recent research, the origins of the human practice of kissing can be traced to a very specific place in South Asia 3,500...