Ca. 2300–2000 b.c. The head likely depicts a Mesopotamian ruler and is one of the earliest known life-size lost-wax metal sculptures to survive. It had been thought that the head was virtually solid, ...

Halafian pottery shows that early agricultural societies practiced advanced mathematical thinking through plant-based art long before writing.

Trapped in a hell he helped make, a lone hacker aboard a space station far from home sneaks and fights his way through horrible mutants and killer robots in order to take down the monstrous artificial ...

Having a cozy place to watch the newest and boldest movies is essential for any entertainment goer. Nothing beats going to the theater for most folks, but there are plenty of ways to turn your at-home ...

Massive stone pillars scattered throughout the Armenian highlands were erected by members of an ancient cult devoted to water worship more than 6,000 years ago, a new study has revealed. Known locally ...

In Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus valley, the first urban settlements were built around irrigated farmland. Flooded terrace ...

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers, known as cradles of the Mesopotamian civilisation, are yearning for water. Flows have ...

Mesopotamia, the world's oldest civilisation, arose in ancient Iraq, pioneering writing, law, and science. Explore its ...

Abstract: These research studies aim to develop a new automated irrigation method for agricultural land. Sprinklers and surface irrigation use roughly half of available water sources. Plants can get a ...

Engineering today appears to be quite modern, with cutting-edge labs, powerful simulations, and technologically driven solutions. However, its origins go much deeper than most students understand.

In Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus valley, the first urban settlements were built around irrigated farmland. Flooded terrace fields for rice, corn and quinoa accompanied the spread of civilization in ...

Around 2112 B.C., the Sumerian king Ur-Namma (r. 2112–2095 B.C.) united the city-states of southern Mesopotamia into a short-lived kingdom known today as the Third Dynasty of Ur, or Ur III. More than ...