Evidence has been found at Kazhaw that Christians and Zoroastrians coexisted 1,500 years ago in Iraqi Kurdistan.

The first recorded evidence of marriage ceremonies uniting one woman and one man dates from about 2350 B.C., in Mesopotamia.

The Sumerians are often credited with building the world’s first civilization—but where did they come from, and how did their ...

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

Symmetrical arrangements of botanical motifs indicate a grasp of spatial division long before the advent of formal written ...

Irem Sumer and her four friends have spent two years working on "Match Valley." Now they've got millions of dollars in ...

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and ...

Archaeologists excavating at Tadım Fortress and Höyük in eastern Turkey have unearthed a remarkable stone seal dating back 7,500 years, pushing evidence of organized settlement in the Elazig region ...

About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians. The ...

Alcohol has been part of human life for thousands of years, shaping diets, rituals, medicine, trade, and even empires.