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.

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

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 ...

From tail-wagging agents of battle to divine deities, ancient Mesopotamia’s civilisations saw dogs as more than just pets. Discussing the civilisations’ attitude to their canines, Dr Moudhy Al-Rashid ...

More than a thousand years after it was last heard, an AI translator has brought a long-lost hymn to the ancient city of ...

Cuneiform tablets from ancient Mesopotamia cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s Ark. Cuneiform tablet, c. 2nd–1st century B.C.E., Mesopotamia ...

Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.Researchers sequenced whole genomes ...