With none of the crowds but much of the mystique of Jordan's Petra facades, Hegra is a history-rich highlight in newly ...

By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be wild boars that were hunted. At the dawn of the Iron Age, some 500 years ...

Across Australia, history enthusiasts are having serious fun with medieval times through dedicated clubs, and finding ...

For millions of years, as the Arabian and Eurasian continental plates have drifted toward each other, the underground ancient ...

Standing at the edge of Dholavira is witnessing history textbooks crammed in school coming to life. One is suddenly standing ...

The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are considered the world's oldest civilisation, dating back to around 4000 BCE. The Sumerians were the first to establish cities, write a language, and create art.

From Mesopotamia to China and India, the earliest evidence of written language dates back to around 3400 BCE. The oldest examples of writing, discovered in modern-day Iraq, began as pictorial symbols ...

Bessemer adds that while most people think of Western Europe when they think of the Middle Ages, the club also studies those from Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), Japan and China. Richard Halcomb is ...

which emerged in Mesopotamia, specifically in the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, around 3500 BC. This area corresponds to modern-day Iraq and is often referred to as the "cradle ...