Who Were The Ancient Sumerians? History of the ‘First’ Mesopotamians
Introduction – The Sumerian Culture of Ancient Mesopotamia When we talk about the Sumerians, our popular notions mostly pertain to the advanced civilization of Mesopotamia….
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The Fabled Hanging Gardens of Babylon: History And Reconstruction
Introduction Myth, history, and magnificence – the Hanging Gardens of Babylon tread the fine line between all these avenues to emerge as one of Herodotus’…
The Code of Hammurabi: 10 Things You Should Know
Introduction This is how historian Stephen Bertman partly summarizes the character of Hammurabi, the sixth king of the Amorite dynasty, who ascended the Babylonian throne…
Babylon: History and Reconstruction of the Ancient Mesopotamian City
Introduction When it comes to the historically rich region of Mesopotamia, Babylon is arguably the most renowned of all cities. An ancient settlement that harks…
The Fascinating Chronological History of Beer
Introduction According to 2017 statistical figures, the worldwide production of beer equaled a whopping 190 billion liters (190 million kiloliters) or 50 billion gallons. The…
Researchers aim to resurrect the 5,000-year old board game – Royal Game of Ur
Alluding to the ‘fun’ side of history, researchers at the University of Raparin, based in Ranya, Kurdistan, are looking forth to bring a mysterious 5,000-year…
Earliest evidence of child sacrifice in Mesopotamia found inside a 5000-year-old tomb in Turkey
A team of archaeologists has unearthed the graves of several youth at Başur Höyük, a Bronze Age burial site in Turkey. Believed to be oldest…
Barley beer was in popular consumption in Late Bronze Age Mesopotamia, new study states
Beer was in popular consumption nearly 3,500 years ago in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), a new study has revealed. Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science,…
The world’s oldest known marriage contract with infertility ‘clause’ is a 4000-year old Assyrian tablet
In this week itself, we talked about how the analysis of 4000-year old tablets from the ancient mercantile city of Kanesh (or Kaneš), in what…
Archaeologists uncover 3,250-year old Middle Assyrian tablets in Iraq’s Kurdistan
Back in 2016, we talked about the incredible discovery of a large Bronze Age Mesopotamian city made by the University of Tübingen archaeologists (constituting the…
