Joshua Hammer takes a hugely enjoyable look at three rivals who competed to decipher the world’s oldest writing ...

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Viral TikTok videos claim Labubu dolls are linked to Pazuzu, an ancient Mesopotamian demon. Learn the origins of the Labubu toy panic, Pazuzu mythology, and the truth behind this viral conspiracy ...

This is Sorcha Carey's first Folkestone Triennial as curator, but the festival has a firm reputation now as this is its sixth ...

Mesopotamian warfare was waged between rival city-states such as Ur, Lagash and Umma during earlier periods, and later ...

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Long before Olympus, Asgard, or Eden, the gods of Mesopotamia and Egypt were carved into stone and etched into clay. While older myths may have echoed through oral tradition, these were the first to ...

The age-old question, 'What happens after death?' finds a myriad of fascinating answers in global mythology. From the solemn ...

Amber Rose Revah is a British actress best recognized for her film and television work, most notably now in The Sandman season 2, playing the goddess Ishtar.

Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in an Egyptian tomb site dating to between 4,495 and 4,880 years ago.

Even though I’m a Zoomer I have successfully avoided the Labubu craze. Like other normal people, I find adults being excited over expensive plush toys rather unsettling. Clipse, who just released the ...