The 2024 U.S. presidential election was framed as a crucial test for the nation’s political system, with ongoing concerns ...

Here, we explore six notable civilizations that have collapsed, shedding light on some of the causes behind their demise and ...

(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 ...

In comparison to the Levant and Mesopotamia civilizations, northern Arabia lacked well-preserved archaeological sites, which in turn made study of urbanization difficult. The study published in ...

He was born on May 4, 1949, the first child of Neil and Mary Jane Lateana Guliano. Pat graduated from Niles McKinley High School, Class of 1967. In 1971, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in ...

"The Piano Lesson" is Malcolm Washington's feature film debut, a demanding adaptation of prolific playwright August Wilson's evocative play of the same name. Uniting with a star-studded trio – his ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image released by Netflix shows Samuel L. Jackson in a scene from “The Piano Lesson.” (Netflix via ...

It’s important to use the right words when writing about writing. Scholars studying the history of it distinguish between pre-writing symbols used to mark objects and more precise marks that establish ...

In Mesopotamia, the birthplace of civilization, the earliest known writing system started around 3,000 BCE. Developed by the Sumerians and written on clay tablets, the first cuneiform is largely ...

New research traces Mesopotamia origins of writing back to trade symbols. Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art / CC0 Researchers have found the origins of writing and explained that the world’s oldest ...

Study authors explained that stamp seals were used on clay for administrative purposes from the late seventh millennium BCE and onward in Northern Mesopotamia. “Shared seal imagery ...

Students around the country are getting mock elections, nine-week campaign courses and field trips to the polls, where many high school seniors will vote for their first time on Tuesday.