Summary "Typically carved in stone, the cylinder seal is perhaps the most distinctive art form to emerge in ancient Mesopotamia. It spread across the Near East from ca. 3300 BCE onwards, and remained ...

Stone Age architecture in Near East was far more advanced than thought, archaeologists say - New study notes gradual emergence of codified building traditions around 10,000 years ago ...

Early architecture in the Near East included a variety of structures built using advanced techniques, according to a new study that challenges previous beliefs about the region’s history.