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Imagine a time when the world was flat, surrounded by vast, unknowable waters, and ruled by the whims of powerful deities. For the ancient Babylonians, this wasn't mere fantasy, but their ...
Recently, the British Museum showcased the Babylonian Map of the World in a video narrated by Irving Finkel, a philologist and curator in the museum's Middle East department. The video explores ...
Shalev said the maps teach us a lot about the trends in Europe in the 16th century, perhaps even more than they show us the situation of the Middle East at the time. The maps are indeed a unique ...
At the same time, humans were experimenting with farming in the Near East, the study says, and developing other means for producing large amounts of food. Despite their dramatic appearance, desert ...
A stock image shows a skull and other human remains. An analysis of thousands of ancient skeletons offers new information about the history of violence in the Middle East millennia ago.
During the New Kingdom (c. 1570- c. 1069 BCE), the Ancient Egyptians, driven by their vast wealth and military organisation, established an empire that not only stretched south into Sudan but also ...
A new exhibit in a Dutch museum explores how Black musicians have drawn inspiration and pride from the idea that ancient Egypt was an African culture. Egyptians say it distorts their history and ...