A Sumerian “sacred code” has been deciphered ... Archeologists working on Girsu recently discovered that a monumental structure on the site was a hydraulic device intended not to defend ...

Here’s how it works. The fermented cereal beverage enjoyed by Sumerians, so-called Sumerian beer, may have been alcohol-free, suggests a recent review of ancient Sumerian practices. While ...

A 200-year-long drought 4,200 years ago may have killed off the ancient Sumerian language, one geologist says. Because no written accounts explicitly mention drought as the reason for the Sumerian ...

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 4,500-year-old Sumerian temple at the heart of the ancient city of Girsu, in southeastern Iraq. When you purchase through links on our site ...