Recent discoveries challenge ideas of a sharp divide between the haves and have-nots in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting a larger middle class than previously thought.

The spread of the cult of Marduk across Mesopotamia was proof of Babylon’s prestige. No ancient city was so desired and feared, so admired and denigrated. But in the Hebrew tradition ...

Another question is whether Kurd Qaburstan could be identified as the ancient city of Qabra, mentioned in Babylonian monuments like the Stele ... collaboration with the Kurdistan region, researchers ...