A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest civilizations imagined the Earth. Known as the Imago Mundi, this Babylonian world ...

The Imago Mundi, the oldest known world map, offers a rare glimpse into the way ancient Babylonians viewed their world. Carved onto a clay tablet around the 5th century BCE, it was uncovered in ...

A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a ...

A 200-year-long drought 4,200 years ago may have killed off the ancient Sumerian language, one geologist says. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

The ancient Sumerians, who lived in southern Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq, invented writing about 3,300 B.C., using a complicated cuneiform writing system on clay tablets.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SAN FRANCISCO — A 200-year-long drought 4,200 years ago may have killed off the ancient ...