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3 days ago · Glassmaking, an ancient and transformative discipline, dates back to the third millennium BCE in Mesopotamia. This craft has evolved through millennia, from the delicate beads of early glassmakers to the majestic stained glass windows of medieval cathedrals. Over time, glassmaking techniques spread from the Middle East to Europe, leading to significant advancements, particularly in Venice.
4 days ago · In the ancient ruins of the Indus Valley, a remarkable discovery has captivated researchers for decades – thousands of inscribed seals and artifacts bearing ...
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2 days ago · Private legal documents for the sale of land appeared in Mesopotamia in the early third millennium BCE, not long after the initial appearance of cuneiform writing. The first written legal codes followed shortly thereafter around 2100 BCE, with the most well known being the Code of Hammurabi, inscribed on stone stellae throughout Babylon circa ...
3 days ago · The Old Kingdom of the regional Bronze Age is the name given to the period in the 3rd millennium BC when Egyptian civilization attained its first continuous peak of complexity and achievement—the first of three "Kingdom" periods which mark the high points of civilization in the lower Nile Valley (the others being the Middle Kingdom and the ...
1 day ago · The first signs of bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, date to around 4500 BCE, but the alloy did not become widely used until the third millennium BCE. Ancient history (c. 3000 BCE – c. 500 CE
2 days ago · The Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient marvel among literary relics, presents an enthralling enigma concerning its origins. This millennia-old Mesopotamian saga, dating back to the third millennium BCE, recounts the exploits of Gilgamesh, the fabled sovereign of Uruk. Despite its profound significance and the depth of its narrative, the true ...
3 days ago · This article examines the phenomenon of the so-called royal tamga signs issued on stone stelae in the Bosporan Kingdom in the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE. Tamgas were symbols commonly used by Eurasian nomads throughout the first millennium BCE. The appearance of tamgas in the northern shores of the Black Sea in the 2nd/1st BCE, followed by their adoption into the Greek epigraphic culture of the ...
