There is a range of farms with plantations from where residents get fresh organic produce. Moreover, the historic excavations also show evidence of date palm cultivation and Mesopotamian pottery. Most ...

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.

Mesopotamia, with its dense network of ancient ... and household refuse were uncovered. Excavated pottery included everyday items such as cups, plates, bowls and storage jars.

Animal bones found with the pottery suggest that residents enjoyed a varied diet, including domesticated meat and wild game. This level of dietary diversity is unexpected for non-elite populations in ...

The artifacts, which included amulets and a sculpture, smelled like earth when they spilled out of his suitcases, according ...

Clay tablets at Kurd Qaburstan reveal ancient Mesopotamian culture Artefacts hint at urban life in the Middle Bronze Age city Findings challenge perceptions of ...

By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be ...

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A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural ...

Mesopotamia is a historical region of West ... The northwest neighbourhoods, meanwhile, have unveiled pottery including everyday items like cups and plates as well as animal bones - suggesting ...

THE great and inventive people who settled 5,500 years ago in Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (now part of Iraq), founded one of the world’s first major civilizations.