Mesopotamia

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on May 31, 2022 |

A long-lost ancient city has reemerged from the waters of the Tigris River as a result of massive droughts that…

Raeesah Chandlay | Posted on April 26, 2021 |

I recently wrote about some of the instruments that shaped humanity and realized that amidst the development of civilization, a…

Raeesah Chandlay | Posted on April 19, 2021 |

The ability to create and use tools was a defining mark in the evolution of humans. Over time, many of…

Vedran Vukić | Posted on October 5, 2020 |

“Sumer, the land which came to be known in classical times as Babylonia, consists of the lower half of Mesopotamia,…

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on September 15, 2020 |

Thousands of years ago, cultures around the globe worshipped the sun. This is no surprise since the sun is the…

Vladislav Tchakarov | Posted on September 2, 2020 |

We often forget the innovations that changed the world and speeded the wheel of time and technological progress. We already…

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on December 28, 2019 |

Archeologists have discovered traces of an ancient, rare 2,700-year-old demon of epilepsy on a Mesopotamian tablet. The mysterious being was…

Justin Gurkinic | Posted on March 28, 2019 |

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old lost ancient city that is thought to have bordered the ancient Mesopotamian Empire. The unexpected…

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on March 27, 2019 |

Some of the ancient cities date to a time when history as we know it was still not written. According…

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on March 12, 2019 |

It is a well-known fact that ancient civilizations around the globe were outstanding astronomers. Humankind has observed the stars for…

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on March 6, 2019 |

If we take a look at what history tells us, we will find that the earliest known writing systems developed…

Ivan Petricevic | Posted on February 26, 2019 |

An ancient clay tablet, believed to date more than 4,000 years, explains the materials used in the construction of one…