The birth of writing could be 40,000 years earlier than previously thought after scientists found etchings in a German cave.

The history of writing down thoughts and feelings could be tens of thousands of years older than previously believed, surprising archaeologists who made the discovery. The researchers discerned ...

Sculptures and tools from the Stone Age show markings that could be an early precursor to written language, according to a new analysis.

I’m floating in an infinity pool high up on Korek Mountain in the Kurdistan Region. A little more than 42 miles away through ...

Ancient mudbrick buildings decay rapidly, hindering our understanding of past cultures. New research on 5th-3rd millennia BCE ...

Lions of Mesopotamia coach on Play-Off Tournament targets, social media bans and putting Iraq back on the global map.

Archaeologists in Iraq recently uncovered evidence suggesting that Christians co-existed with a now-little-known religion. The discovery, announced by Goethe University Frankfurt in Germany, was made ...

Revealing remarkable religious diversity in the region, German archaeologists uncovered evidence of Christians and Zoroastrians coexisting in ancient Iraq.

Jemima McPhee receives funding from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often ...

Along the river’s southern banks in the city of Amarah, Sheikh Nidham Kreidi al-Sabahi, a senior leader of the Mandaean faith, says the river is inseparable from life itself. Mandaeans, followers of ...