Researchers in the UK have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived more than ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Sophie Cunningham, the Indiana Fever guard, has been trending on social media for a couple of weeks now. It started last ...

Writing, laws, cities, and science—these and other innovations were devised by the enterprising peoples living in Sumer, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, some 5,000 years ago.

Some of the Earliest Known Jokes Were Written Down 4,000 Years Ago Humor has evolved over millennia, with ancient Sumerian jokes offering a glimpse into the past. Could jokes be part of our ...

Hundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed.

Bart and Victory Alexander have been living, farming and making wine at China Bend Winery for more than 35 years.

Ancient Near East is the birthplace of agriculture, great empires, cities, sciences, arts, mathematics, astronomy, and early writing systems.

The Sumerians, like many in ancient times, had a variety of gods, many of whom were considered sacred to various planets. Collectively they were called the Anunnaki.

When I’ve had conversations about the commons with right-leaning people (and sometimes cynical people on the left too), a ...