At Kurd Qaburstan, an ancient site in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, archaeologists have uncovered the first substantial group ...

Many archaeologists believe the famed tower from the Book of Genesis may have had a real historical counterpart in ancient ...

Mesopotamia refers to a broad area that can include all of Iraq, eastern Syria, southeast Turkey, parts of western Iran and Kuwait. The word "Mesopotamia," is an ancient Greek name that is sometimes ...

While scanning the area via seismic imaging, the scientist happened upon evidence of river sediment atop large underwater ...

In world history class, students often learn that human civilization arose in Mesopotamia — the so-called "Fertile Crescent" — and in the same breath, many teachers dive into the history of Babylon.

Archaeologists have recently uncovered the first substantial group of cuneiform administrative tablets found in the greater Erbil region. The site also contains evidence of large-scale destruction, ...