The map also showcased Mesopotamia, the land of the rivers, and a historical area of the Middle East. Mesopotamia at that time was thought to be the entire ‘known world’.

THE mystery surrounding a 3,000-year-old tablet, believed to be the oldest map in the world has finally been solved. The ancient tablet has been deciphered after centuries and offers a glimpse of w… ...

Writing, laws, cities, and science—these and other innovations were devised by the enterprising peoples living in Sumer, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, some 5,000 years ago.

As the Sumerian civilization went into decline, Babylon became an influential city near the Euphrates River that lasted from about 2000 B.C. to 540 B.C. A map of Mesopotamia ...

4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians’ Obsession With Government ... maps of canals and accounts of commodities like ... And though the Akkadian Empire was led by men, ...

WASHINGTON -- Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to ...

The author, a historian brings to life the world of ancient Mesopotamia and the city of Babylon, tracing their rise from a loose federation to a monarchy to the rise of ancient Sumerian civilization, ...