In the half-dark of a third-floor office, Danielle Levy lifted a clay tablet out of its box. Carefully examining it with ...

Did you know Damascus, Syria, has been home to people for about 3000 B.C.E.? Today, it has a population of around 2.6 million ...

“You really have to hand it to the ancient Sumerians” in reference to their invention of writing. At another, he punctuated his remarks with the apt statement, “Wild times, man, wild times.” There was ...

Sumerian religion was the religion practiced by the people of Sumer, the first literate civilization found in recorded history and based in ancient Mesopotamia, and what is modern day Iraq. The ...

Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin throughout the programme, plus up to three additional languages chosen from a wide selection including Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Sumerian, Syriac and ...

Collon, Dominique, (eds.) and George, Andrew, (eds.) (2005). London: British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

The marble slab, which dates to between 300 and 500 C.E., is the oldest-known stone tablet inscribed with the Commandments.

Imagine having a live art class taught by Leonardo da Vinci, or having a fully interactive discussion about the meaning of ...

New DNA evidence from Pompeii’s body casts reveals that traditional assumptions about residents’ relationships and origins were often incorrect, showing instead a diverse population with roots in the ...