SHIRAZ - The National Museum of Iran inaugurated the exhibition “Elam: The Dawn of Iranian Civilization” at the Persepolis ...

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W hen did humans start “putting pen to paper” and expressing their thoughts through a series of complex symbols? An important ...

Making the jump from using symbols to writing is considered a major development in human cognitive abilities. Tracing how and ...

The origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images imprinted by ancient cylinder seals on clay tablets and other ...

Bronze swords dating back to the Iron Age have just unveiled a well-kept secret. Thanks to an innovative imaging technique, ...

Experts have discovered that the ancient tunic of the King of Macedon belonged to someone else, as his final resting place ...

Nowruzgah of Nashtifan, a special annual festival held on the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, has been officially ...

Open to the public since Oct 12 and running until Nov 10, and taking the Silk Road as its theme, the exhibition, Endless ...

Even though I live in Lewes, East Sussex - the bonfire capital of the world - fireworks are not the only reason I get excited ...

Israel ramped up bombing in the historic city of Baalbek famed for its Roman temples, following an evacuation warning for 400 ...

As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site’s ...