A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Forgotten for millennia, the Kingdom of Mitanni was discovered in the nineteenth century, and excavations revealed fascinating facts about this unusual kingdom, which
Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – Recent research has hypothesized that the earliest evidence of human lip kissing originated in a very specific geographical location in South Asia 3,500
Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – During the Bronze Age, Mesopotamia was witness to several climate crises. In the long run, these crises prompted the development of stable forms
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In 2334 BC, Sargon became the first emperor in the history of the world. Most probably, his great Akkadian kingdom was not a
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – In Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian) beliefs, Adad was a god of atmospheric phenomena. He mastered and controlled rains and floods, thunder, lightning, and storms. His
A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Assyriologists have identified around twenty central provinces, and much we know today about Sumer originates from archives related to the sites of Girsu(Tello), Umma,
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Most scholars agree the ancient Sumerians were the earliest developed civilization in our recorded history. Mesopotamia is therefore often characterized as the cradle
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – This unusual figure is unique in many ways. It represents a winged half-human and half-animal creature credited with supernatural powers. It is made
MessageToEagle.com – Ancient ruins and mounds of Mesopotamia have revealed many precious artifacts, thousands of tablets, statuettes, and various other treasures which are now in the Louvre. Among
MessageToEagle.com – In 1650 B.C, Egypt was invaded by a group of foreigners who according to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus called themselves Hyksos. The Hyksos people were a
MessageToEagle.com – Ancient Sumerian tablets, dating back to 2,500 B.C. excavated at the ancient city Shuruppak are the very first examples of school textbooks, listing gods, animals, as well
MessageToEagle.com – We have previously seen that the oldest evidence of beer was found on a Sumerian tablet in Mesopotamia. The drink was apparently so popular that ancient Sumerian
MessageToEagle.com – The gold helmet of King Meskalamdug (Mes-Kalam-Dug ) was found by Sir Leonard Woolley (1880 – 1960), a British archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur
MessageToEagle.com – Even ordinary people were involved in the flourishing trade and soon Lydia became one of antiquity’s most prosperous kingdoms. A constant stream of merchants from all the
MessageToEagle.com – For 4500 years, human life was controlled and even manipulated by money. Ever since ancient times, money has played a central role in the people’s lives,
MessageToEagle.com – The history of banks can be traced to ancient Babylonian temples in the early 2nd millennium BC. In Babylon at the time of Hammurabi, there are
MessageToEagle.com – Fingerprints have been a source of people’s great fascination and can be traced back to ancient times. Today, however, it is difficult to establish whether the fingerprints
MessageToEagle.com – The Sharkalishharri cylinder seal, as many other similar objects from the Uruk period, is an impressive example of the technical performance and the complex motives presented on
MessageToEagle.com – What was the Royal Game Of Ur? In the ancient world, board games were as popular as they are today. Board games were very common in
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – The mysterious scorpion goddess appears under different names among many ancient cultures. She is mentioned in several myths and legends worldwide. We encounter her
Question: Who invented beer? Answer: The first known beer was called kui, brewed by the ancient Chinese around 7,000 BC. Kui was made from rice, honey and fruit, but the
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – Shamash was the Sun god in the mythology of the ancient Near East. He was associated with truth, justice, and healing and was one of the
MessageToEagle.com – The earliest known New Year celebrations were in Mesopotamia and date back to 2000 B.C. Following the first new moon after the vernal equinox in late March,
MessageToEagle.com – This amazing lioness-woman sculpture is considered one of the oldest artifacts of Mesopotamia. The so-called ‘Guennol Lioness’ is an Elamite figure believed to have been created
MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists have found evidence of trade routes between Bronze Age Iran and Mesopotamia. Many of us have seen the impressive statues of ancient Mesopotamian rulers in the Louvre
