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The Assyrian business community also had the first businesswomen and female investors. Generous tax breaks were given to ...

The cultivation of wheat, barley and maize, which are easily stored and taxed, seems to have led to the emergence of large ...

The world's first city was built long before the Harappans, and its ruins still stand in a quiet desert far from the usual ...

New research reveals why not just agriculture but also cereal grains were crucial to the formation of humanity’s first states ...

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...

The Amazon is the most powerful river in the world. With an average discharge of over 209,000 m³/s, it pours 20% of all global freshwater into the ocean. Learn about its massive 6,400 km length and 7 ...

Steppes Travel has launched its first Iraq tour – a 12-day journey through Mesopotamia's ancient wonders with an artist and ...