The oldest reference in the first known writing — cuneiform — was not about gods or kings, but about beer. Lots of it. It was ...

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...

There was a silver and gold coinage used to pay armies in Asia Minor by the elites of Lydia and Ionia. How did the Sumerians civilization make money? Metals such as gold, silver, and other metals were ...

Sumerian rulers made sure that these strains ... The Mesopotamian State Solved the Debt Problem That Western Civilization Has Not Buccellati sees the transformation of production, economic control ...

Sumerians: Polytheistic beliefs were central to Sumerian culture, with numerous deities representing natural forces. Their religion involved elaborate rituals conducted by priests within grand ...

A symposium on Sumerian civilization and literature was recently held at Peking University, bringing together scholars and ...

Flooding meant that crops weren't growing as well. Cities began to struggle. In the end, Sumer was invaded by the Elamites who came from modern-day Iran. Narrator: Hello, future people of the UK.

Hello Future people of the UK! Would you like to visit me at the dawn of civilization in Ancient Sumer? Well, to do that you’ve got to travel back way back in time. Back before the Vikings ...