The finds, which also include dozens of clay sealings, contain details of a metric system used to measure resources, as well ...

The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British ...

Credit: Irak State Board of Antiquities & Heritage Al-Ahmar also highlighted the most significant archaeological findings from this season’s work, which included the discovery of a large number of ...

His term “state-city” emphasizes the overall political ... not just tolerable but actually desirable.” That enabled Mesopotamian rule to be personal and indeed dynastic.

The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for ...

His term “state-city” emphasizes the overall political and administrative ... For the king, the aim was to make “submission not just tolerable but actually desirable.” That enabled Mesopotamian rule ...

More than 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals linked to the Ancient Mesopotamian government were discovered by archaeologists at the ancient Sumerian city Girsu or the present-day site Tello in ...

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Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have uncovered over 200 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets at Girsu, shedding ...

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