A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare ...

A newly published study challenges long-held assumptions about the origins of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting that the rise of Sumer was driven by the dynamic interplay of rivers ...

Located in Oman’s southern Dhofar region, bordering Yemen, the valley is the world’s largest such reserve, home to about ...

Fifteen years ago, Scott Laidlaw was a middle school teacher in Ogden, Utah, who created tabletop games using paper cutouts ...

Learn how the first civilization in Mesopotamia depended on tides and how it responded when faced with a major environmental challenge.

Analysis - A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and ...

SALALAH: Mohammed Shia’ al Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq, on Thursday visited the Museum of Frankincense Land in Salalah, ...

From AI-assisted drones to computerized missiles, military technology has advanced greatly from the days of sword-fighting.

The archaeological subdivision of the Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia into ED I, II, and III was established in the 1930s during excavations conducted by the Iraq Expedition of the Oriental ...

The arid Dawkah valley is home to one of Oman's most prized resources: not oil or gas but frankincense trees, their fragrant ...

The Sumerian creation myth can be found on a tablet in Nippur, an ancient Mesopotamian city founded in approximately 5000 BC. The creation of Earth ( Enuma Elish) according to the Sumerian tablets ...