Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for ...

A symposium on Sumerian civilization and literature was recently held at Peking University, bringing together scholars and ...

Staff Writers Molly Hanley and Rania Woodward take opposite sides in the debate between physical books and e-readers.

Going big and going early leads to an uptick in public interest and in those necessary donations. Unfortunately, it also ...

Through stories, recipes and fascinating anecdotes, a new book delves into the spice’s rich legacy, uncovering its role in ...

Developed by ancient Greek thinkers in the 5th century BCE, the theory of the four humors continued to develop during the ...

With its warm sunset hue and heady aroma, saffron — a spice as precious as gold — has long woven its magic through kitchens, ...

When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British ...

However, a recent study published in the Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient challenges this notion and offers an alternative perspective on violence in Middle Bronze Age ...

“Sargon developed this new form of governance by conquering all the Sumerian cities of Mesopotamia, creating what most historians call the first empire in the world,” Girsu Project Director ...

Anyone who has tried to keep porch plants or a home garden alive through seasonal changes knows it’s a task easier said than done. Abrupt temperature changes—like cold snaps—and prolonged ...