When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the clay tablets were preserved by the heat. Selena Wisnom's new book reveals more ...

POTTERY sherds, when they occur ... The author considers that Mesopotamian influence on the development of the wares in these sites is sporadic and that we shall have to look rather to an Iranian ...

Mesopotamia, with its dense network of ancient cities in the fertile plains ... and household refuse were uncovered.

Researchers have discovered an extensive and remarkably well-preserved system of ancient irrigation canals in the Eridu ...