Explore the history of these allegedly 'powerful' ancient spells, from Egyptian love papyri to Greek curse tablets. The post ...

A 4,000-year-old clay tablet is believed to record the world's oldest known customer complaint from ancient Mesopotamia. A ...

The image of a stable Assyrian kingdom, with an orderly dynastic line and mostly peaceful father-to-son successions, has for ...

Such a finding would shake up the popular understanding of how the crown has been passed down over the ages and leave ...

A small clay tablet no larger than a modern handheld document is offering an extraordinary glimpse into the commercial world of Anatolia nearly 4,000 years ago. Now on display at the Kayseri ...

For years, thousands of clay tablets sat in museum drawers and digital archives with parts of their stories missing. Some were cracked beyond recognition, while others had faded so badly that even ...

This cuneiform tablet, just over ten centimetres wide, describes a ceremonial ritual. The lines of text are clearly visible from a distance. A closer look (right) reveals just how badly worn the ...

This is what happens when a 5,000-year-old technology meets the digital age. Researchers from the National Museum of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen have analyzed, identified, and digitized a ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Early hunter-gatherers who lived ...