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Apr. 15 2026
4,000-year-old clay tablets inscribed with magical spells… and beer tabs
For over 100 years, the National Museum has housed a large collection of inscribed tablets from the earliest civilisations of the Middle East – many…
Feb. 12 2026
New study maps where wheat, barley and rye grew before the first farmers found them
Using advanced machine-learning and climate models, researchers have shown that the ancestors of crops like wheat, barley, and rye probably were much…
Nov. 21 2025
We have forgotten the Bosnian War, but literature helps us remember
The Bosnian War (1992–1995), which claimed over 100,000 lives and displaced many more, is largely forgotten today. But powerful literature can evoke…
Oct. 17 2025
Archaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan
A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan. The discovery…
Oct. 06 2025
Researchers on the verge of solving Mexican mystery
Christophe Helmke and Magnus Pharao Hansen have taken the first steps toward solving a major archaeological mystery surrounding the ancient Mexican…
Feb. 19 2024
Birds have been adapting to human activity for millennia
Roughly 14,500 to 10,500 years ago, in the transition from the last glacial period, humans harvesting vegetation from the wetlands of eastern Jordan…
May. 18 2023
The earliest recorded kiss occurred in Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago
Written sources from Mesopotamia suggest that kissing in relation to sex was practiced by the peoples of the ancient Middle East 4,500 years ago. The…