Earlier archeological evidence has shown trade links between Egypt and Mesopotamia, as well as similarities in pottery-making ...

Secrets of ancient societies revealed through DNA from 4,000-year-old teeth - Ancient DNA has revealed links between the ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia , according to ...

EXPECTATION of the importance of the results likely to be obtained by the joint expedition of the British Museum and the British School of Archæology in Iraq to Tell Arpachiyah in northern ...

The finds will go to the Iraqi Museum in Baghdad. It’s possible they could be loaned to the British Museum in the future once further research and study has been carried out on them.

A map of Mesopotamia The “oldest map of the world…in the world” on a Babylonian clay tablet has been deciphered, according to a recent video released by the British Museum. The plaque from the 6th ...

The nearly 3,000-year-old tablet depicts a map of Mesopotamia, which is roughly modern-day Iraq. The British Museum ...

Ancient tablets acquired by the British Museum decades ago have finally been deciphered - and they weren’t exactly good news for kings. A team of researchers have successfully decoded 4,000-year ...

Problems of Canonicity and Identity Formation in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 2016, 201-215. “The flying pintail duck,” in: P. Kousoulis and N. Lazaridis (eds).

Throughout her career, the artist has made reference to her Kurdish background. Accordingly, she chose objects within the museum's collection that were taken by British forces from Mesopotamia.

Tablets added to the British Museum's collection many decades ago have finally been deciphered. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.