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

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 ...

New research has revealed that the first kiss in recorded history took place at least 4,500 years ago in Mesopotamian ...

Claims that a popular toy collectible was actually inspired by a demon from ancient folklore circulated online in July 2025.

Ancient Mesopotamia refers to a region within the Middle East, primarily between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where several large and powerful civilizations thrived for thousands of years ...

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 ...

Previous excavations of ancient Mesopotamia revealed hundreds of sacrificed bodies buried some 500 years later at the famous Royal Cemetery of Ur, Hassett said.

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About 3,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, brickmakers imprinted the names of their kings into clay bricks. Now, an analysis of the metal grains in those bricks has confirmed a mysterious ...

Two Mesopotamian sculptures from around 2112-2004 B.C., included in “She Who Wrote,” an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum. The figure in the background holds a tablet in her lap, as if ...