The origins of writing in ancient Mesopotamia and beyond may rest on a group of cylindrical seals. A team of archeologists from the University of Bologna in Italy has identified a series of ...

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized the written document. In this respect, a cylinder seal's impression is the ...

The world's oldest known system of writing was influenced by symbols used for trade — engravings found on cylinders used in the exchange of farming produce and textiles, a new study suggests. The ...

List of illustrations -- Note on the text -- Chronology -- Eridu -- Uruk -- Shuruppak -- Akkad -- Ur -- Nippur -- Sippar -- Ashur -- Nineveh -- Babylon -- Notes and ...

Back in the day, Ancient Mesopotamia was the place to be. Considering the geographical area of some of humanity’s most ...

Foreword / Carl J. Schramm -- Preface: the entrepreneur in history / William J. Baumol -- Acknowledgments / William J. Baumol and Robert J. Strom -- Introduction: global enterprise and industrial ...

The Great Ziggurat of Ur dedicated to the Moon god. Ziggurats were massive structure typical for Mesopotamia. Sumerians believed that the gods lived in the temple at the top of the ziggurats. Woods ...