Cuneiform, the oldest identified writing system, defied deciphering – until 1857. What happened then makes a terrific read, ...

Oxford historian, Dr Moudhy Al Rashid, on her book Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History ...

Cooking is an essential part of human culture, but people haven't always written down recipes the way we do now.

The Sun entered Taurus yesterday, and our ski season ends today. It’s official — we’re deep in the throes of spring now.

The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

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A team of researchers from the British Museum, led by Diego Tamburini, recently examined the tablet fragments using advanced ...

If the best-known glories of ancient Egypt are the pyramids, the mummies and the gold of Tutankhamun, then ancient ...

Animals and humans have always coexisted. Before cities, nomadic hunter-gatherers depended on animals for food, transport, ...

Major milestone reached in digital Cuneiform studies: Researchers present an innovative tool that offers many new possibilities. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Boğazköy-Hattuša is located in ...