The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well as evidence of a cult of personality around a particularly charismatic rule ...

The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

Assistant Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Rocco Palermo has been awarded a prestigious Loeb Classical ...

(250324) -- MOSUL, March 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 19, 2025 shows a view of the archaeological site of ...

This photo taken on March 3, 2025 shows the spiraling minaret of Abu Dulaf Mosque on the outskirts of Samarra, in Salahuddin province, Iraq. Samarra Archaeological City, located about 130 km north ...

This photo taken on March 19, 2025 shows a view of the archaeological site of the ancient city of Ashur, in Al-Shirqat, Iraq.

(250324) -- AL-SHIRQAT, March 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 19, 2025 shows a view of the archaeological site ...

A team of archaeologists in Iraq, led by Sebastian Rey, the British Museum’s curator of ancient Mesopotamia, has uncovered compelling evidence of the empire’s formidable bureaucracy.