Millennia ago, in the Fertile Crescent, the land nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in what is now present-day Iran, the ancient Mesopotamian civilization of Sumer arose. Sumerians ...

A Sumerian code has been deciphered, revealing "divinely inspired" building instructions A Sumerian “sacred code” has been deciphered, revealing divinely inspired building instructions echoed in the ...

Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for millennia. Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic systems were ...