Iraq is not only the home of ancient Mesopotamia with plenty to offer lovers of archaeological sites such as Ur, Uruk and Babylon, but it is also where you'll find vibrant holy shrines in Najaf ...

Blakeslee is a semi-retired anthropologist from Wichita State University. He’s polite, soft-spoken most of the time, and able ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Iraq is not only the home of ancient Mesopotamia with plenty to offer lovers of archaeological sites such as Ur, Uruk and Babylon, but it is also where you'll find vibrant holy shrines in Najaf ...

Located 150 miles south of present-day Baghdad, Uruk was once filled with lush ... at the National Museum in Baghdad and at archaeological sites throughout Iraq makes this exhibition all the ...

It also includes notable archaeological sites such as Uruk, Eridu, and Ur. During the 1990s, Saddam Hussein ordered the near-total drainage of the wetlands to root out Shia insurgent groups sheltering ...

According to archaeology news site Ancient Origins, the Sumerian tablet was first uncovered at the site of the city of Uruk located in ancient Mesopotamia, which is in present-day Iraq. It was part of ...

The Valley of the Kings and other bucket-list Egyptian destinations offer a glimpse into millennia-old majesty and artistry ...