The first writing system appeared roughly 5,000 years ago in Sumer, southern Mesopotamia—modern‑day Iraq. Using a reed stylus, people pressed wedge‑shaped marks into clay tablets, creating cuneiform.

Scholars deciphered inscriptions on 4,000-year-old tablets more than 100 years after they were originally discovered. One ...

The 1850 discovery of King Ashurbanipal's vast library of cuneiform tablets at Nineveh illuminated fascinating records and complex links with neighbors. A room in Sennacherib’s palace in Nineveh with ...

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New hybrid cars usually carry a price premium over comparable non-hybrid equivalents. How much you save on gas can eventually erase that difference, but if you’re looking to get ahead sooner, you may ...

The best three-row SUVs are an ideal solution for families and anyone who regularly hauls people and gear, but new models often come with hefty price tags well north of $40,000. Looking at the used ...

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