Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...

(AP Video: Ali Jabar) Dr Jaafar al Jotheri holds satellite images and explores the site of the Battle of al-Qadisiyah, which was fought in Mesopotamia - present-day Iraq - in the 630s AD between Arab ...

Here's what education looked like in these five ancient societies. Records of learning in ancient societies are scarce, depending on the society that you’re referring to. But researchers have ...

Historical jewelry, wood engravings, published in 1897 Historical jewelry: 1) Ancient Egyptian necklace; 2) Ancient Egyptian earring; 3) Ancient fibula; 4) Italian hat agraffe (15th century); 5) ...

In collaboration with Indigenous elders and ritual specialists, archaeologists have shed light on the meaning of ancient rock art from the Amazon rainforest in a study. A trio of researchers has ...

Athens and Sparta in ancient times were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states continue to hold priceless historic value for Greece and the world in general. On the one hand, ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient ...

Mesopotamian trade symbols may be origins of proto-cuneiform. Cylinder seals linked trade to early script development. Study shows transition from trade symbols to structured writing.

“What’s Akkadian?” she wondered, typing the novel word into Google. A quick search revealed that the language spoken in ancient Mesopotamia. Akkadian was written logographic and syllabic, meaning that ...

Archaeologists documenting tens of thousands of rock art motifs in the Colombian Amazon have been consulting with Indigenous elders and ritual specialists to help interpret their meaning.

“The exhibition envisions echoes of ancient rituals, bustling civilizations and the whispers of buried tales that are yet to be discovered,” writes CulturVator and Art D’Egypte, the company ...

In Between Symbols and Language For this study, researchers started 6,000 years ago, in the Mesopotamian city of Uruk, which is located in what is now Iraq. Uruk was a major trade hub, reaching as far ...