Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for ...

Girsu, known as one of the world’s oldest cities, was once revered as the sanctuary of the Sumerian heroic god Ningirsu ... containing cuneiform symbols, an ancient writing system, record ...

1. Purim is a Jewish national liberation holiday – just like Passover and Chanukah – which highlights the transition of the Jewish people from subjugation to liberty. It is celebrated seven days ...

At a rock art site located on the western bank of the Nile River, an ancient Egyptian petroglyph depicting a […] ...

Marco Polo (1254--1324) is likely the most famous merchant who ever lived. Even small children know his name, thanks to the ...

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The 11th-century Arabic text on decipherment, The Book of Mad Desire for the Knowledge of Written Symbols, grasped something of this ... it remains a lesser-known contemporary of the great ...