Many millennia ago, the tides turned for ancient Sumerians who built the first civilization - literally. Rising in southern Mesopotamia around 6,000 years ago, Sumer bridged a network of city-states ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Sid Meier's Civilization V: Cradle of Civilization Map Pack - Mesopotamia This is the traditional Western and Middle Eastern “Cradle of Civilization." It ...

The Sumerian takeoff -- Factors hindering our understanding of the Sumerian takeoff -- Modeling the dynamics of urban growth -- Early Mesopotamian urbanism : why? -- Early Mesopotamian urbanism : how?

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Is your knowledge of the ancient Near East as solid as a cuneiform tablet, or will this "cradle ...

About 4,500 years ago, an image of the Sumerian storm god Ningirsu was engraved on a silver vessel now on view in the Getty Villa Museum exhibition “Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins.” ...

TEHRAN-- New excavations at the ancient site of Chega Sofla in southeast of Khuzestan province have provided a new picture of ...

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