A metallic sphere discovered in Colombia has sparked debate about its origins, with some suggesting extraterrestrial involvement. The objec...

A total lunar eclipse will be visible across the Western Hemisphere, especially in North and South America, on the night of Thursday to Fri...

Rusks, often overshadowed by biscuits, are simple dried bread slices typically mildly sweet with added fennel or cardamom. Though not as po...

So despite a generation-spanning effort, about 30% of Gilgamesh remains missing and there are gaps in modern understanding both of the poem...

Evolving from Mesopotamian credit practices to modern fintech, invoice financing aids businesses by selling unpaid invoices. Italian banker...

A fascination with the afterlife and other worlds is not new: ghost stories from all over the world prove it's been part of the human exper...

The tablet was recently returned by Italy to the Iraqi government. It bears the insignia of Shalmaneser III, the Assyrian king who ruled th...

Long before horses existed in the world of commerce, at the time pyramids were being built in Egypt, and ziggurats in Mesopotamia, there ex...

Studying the past can deepen our understanding of how humans have adapted to modern technology.

While ChatGPT threatens to change writing (and writing-related work) as we know it, the Mesopotamians, who lived 4,000 years ago (in a geog...

Enheduanna was a Mesopotamian priestess who lived 4000 years ago.

Assyrian royal inscriptions often stress the violent side of empire.

The book, titled 'Eden: An Indian Retelling of Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore', will hit the stands in September.

Epicurean bonobos have led us to a new variety of the aromatic tuber.

The idea is to educate diners in understanding food as one of the most important achievements of human evolution.

Bengaluru, Dec 4 (IANS) Indians had knowledge of harnessing monsoon winds for navigation long before Hippalus, the Greek mariner and acclai...

The location of the Indus in a part of the world that received both summer and winter rains may have encouraged the development of seasonal...