Researchers discover that ancient cylinder seals may hold the key to decoding undeciphered proto-cuneiform signs.

It is another Sumerian invention to use levees and canals to irrigate. What did Sumerians build around their cities? A wall and moat were built around Sumerian cities as a means of defense. Three ...

The lyre was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE. Its design was developed from the harp by replacing the single bow shape with two upright arms joined by a crossbar, and the ...

This is a recreation of Queen Shub-Ad's harp, an artifact unearthed early this century from the Sumerian Royal Cemetery at Ur. It is the oldest known example of the true triangular harp, which evolved ...

Co-authors Kathryn Kelley and Mattia Cartolano from the University of Bologna's Department of Classical Philology and Italian ...

Well, it’ll be History. A boy, Urian, shows us the sights of Ancient Sumer, located in modern-day Iraq, on his way to school. We find out about many of the inventions developed at the time ...