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  1. Sep 9, 2024 · Short-lived salvage operations have been undertaken at the site of the Assad Dam on the middle Euphrates (e.g., German excavations at Ḥabūba al-Kabīra, 1971–76). Italian excavations at Tall Mardīkh (ancient Ebla; 1967 onward) have yielded spectacular results, including several thousand cuneiform tablets dating from the 24th century bce.

  2. 2 days ago · Built and decorated to honor the god Horus over the 180 year span from 237 to 57 B.C., the Temple of Edfu, Newsweek notes, is “considered to be the best-preserved sanctuary of ancient Egypt.”

  3. 5 days ago · The periodization was developed in the 1930s during excavations that were conducted by Henri Frankfort on behalf of the University of Chicago Oriental Institute at the archaeological sites of Tell Khafajah, Tell Agrab, and Tell Asmar in the Diyala Region of Iraq.

  4. 6 days ago · He and his team discovered the necropolis of the builders of the pyramids at Giza, began excavations of tombs at Bahariya Oases, initiated the Egyptian Mummy Project, discovered major tombs, and more.

  5. Sep 9, 2024 · History of Mesopotamia, the region in southwestern Asia where the world’s earliest civilization developed. Centered between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the region in ancient times was home to several civilizations, including the Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians.

  6. Sep 9, 2024 · Enmebaragesi, king of Kish, is the oldest Mesopotamian ruler from whom there are authentic inscriptions. These are vase fragments, one of them found in the temple oval of Khafajah (Khafājī).

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  8. 4 days ago · But details on who was involved in the violent conflict, and why they fought in such a bloody battle, has long eluded researchers.

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