Modern historiography has tended to assume that violence was the primary driving force behind the formation of the first ...

Joshua Hammer’s “The Mesopotamian Riddle” chronicles the 19th-century contest between an archaeologist, a soldier and a clergyman to decipher an ancient text ...

It is one of the oldest and greatest stores of knowledge: a vast library of texts amassed by Assyrian King Ashurbanipal, who ruled ancient Mesopotamia about 2700 years ago. But after his death ...

Paris lawmakers prohibited certain community bakeries from closing for summer holidays at the same time, lest the entire ...

A symposium on Sumerian civilization and literature was recently held at Peking University, bringing together scholars and ...

Here are some activities and entertainments to enjoy in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.

Step back in time at End of the Commons, Ohio’s oldest general store, where history, nostalgia and family-friendly fun make ...

Belize’s first ever woman Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Tracy Panton, took her Oath of Office before Governor-General H.E.