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

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

Researchers have just deciphered a series of Babylonian astrological tablets inscribed 3,800 years ago — and the results are truly ominous. Created in the ancient city of Sippar in present-day Iraq, ...

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

Stonehenge gets some well-deserved attention when it comes to British archeology. Between its age, altar stone’s epic journey, and potential origin as a community building initiative ...

What is causing investors to hit the sell button today? Let's find out. There have been a couple of catalysts for today's selling. The first is another pullback in oil prices overnight which is ...

A magnificent Pictish stone that has stood for around 1,200 years and features some of the most impressive carvings of the era has been “massively damaged” after it blew over in the wind.

Deciphering some people's writing can be a major challenge—especially when that writing is cuneiform characters imprinted onto 3,000-year-old tablets. Now, Middle East scholars can use ...

Middle Eastern scholars can now use artificial intelligence to identify and copy cuneiform characters from tablet photos, allowing them to read complicated scripts easily. Researchers from Cornell ...

Angie Stone died on Friday in a car crash in Alabama. She has two children - daughter named Diamond and son Michael D’Angelo. Singer Angie Stone died on Friday in a car crash in Montgomery ...