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Ancient Mesopotamian clay tablets discovered in Iraq reveal intricate details of how empire was governed
The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...
Iraq's ambitious tourism plans: Impossible dream come true?
Iraq wants to diversify its economy away from oil and toward tourism. Although Western travelers have made headlines in ...
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4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablets Show Ancient Sumerians’ Obsession With Government Bureaucracy
The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British ...
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15 Years Later, the National Museum of Natural History Is Still Asking What It Means to Be Human
Koch Hall of Human Origins,” which opened 15 years ago. Smithsonian's Human Origins Program. What does it mean to be human ...
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Hundreds of 4,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablets and Seals Unearthed in Iraq
More than 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals linked to the Ancient Mesopotamian government were discovered by archaeologists at the ancient Sumerian city Girsu or the present-day site Tello in ...
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Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists
Over 200 administrative tablets and around 50 cylinder seal impressions of Akkadian administrators have been uncovered by archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq's State Board of ...
Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists
Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for millennia. Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic systems were ...
EMEL channels authenticity and the ancestral with new album, rare Cleveland concert date
Flea Kuti once said that “music is the weapon of the future.” Emel Mathlouthi, a NYC-based Tunisian-American vocalist headed ...