Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a mysterious Christian settlement in the Middle East dating back centuries. Dr ...

An expert believes that he has rediscovered the lost Byzantine settlement of Tharais in southern Jordan. Archaeologist ...

Mesopotamia was one of the cradles of civilization 6000 years ago, located in the fertile valley between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, it was the birthplace of current day society and the first ...

Explore the history of ancient board games, from Senet to Tâb, and discover how they shaped culture, strategy, and leisure.

Unlike the detectives of Christie’s novels, however, the archaeologists were wrong. Ur is like the Springfield of ancient Mesopotamia—many regions had a city with that name.

Exploring the artificial construct of the Middle East, created by British and French diplomats, and its impact on the region's conflicts and divisions.

The map weaves in ancient barrows, obelisks, wells, observatories, lost buildings, bunkers... slightly mysterious, old-timey things that Tolkien might have pencilled into his own map.

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.

“Ur is a holy place, because of the birth of the prophet and it unites us to God,” said Adour Ftouhi Boutros Katelma, promoter of the project, speaking to AsiaNews from his office in Baghdad.