Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that at least 11 children and young people were killed as a result of ritualistic sacrifice between 3100 and 2800 B.C.E. Their research was published Wednesday ...

During the Bronze Age, Mesopotamia was witness to several climate crises. In the long run, these crises prompted the development of stable forms of sate and therefore elicited cooperation between ...

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Five millennia ago, Bronze Age people in Mesopotamia built elaborate stone tombs full of spectacular grave goods and human sacrifices. Researchers are unsure of the meaning of this ritual, but a new ...

Archaeologists excavating a pair of Bronze Age tombs on the island of Cyprus have discovered a trove of treasures from across the ancient world, including gold jewelry similar to specimens worn by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it was made: The Neo-Assyrian period, circa 900 to 600 B.C. This small, bronze figurine is the best-known depiction of the ...

"Most of the essays published in this volume were presented at "The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Symposium: Beyond Babylon: art, trade and diplomacy in the second millennium B.C." held on December 18 ...