Recent discoveries challenge ideas of a sharp divide between the haves and have-nots in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting a larger middle class than previously thought.

This building is believed to be a tavern, which, while an exciting discovery on its own, could also lend some insight into Mesopotamian middle-class lifestyles and activities (of which there is ...

Mesopotamia, with its dense network of ancient ... Excavations in the palace revealed monumental architecture, human remains and evidence of destruction, suggesting a significant historical ...