Greek, the oldest written language still in use, has shaped culture, philosophy, and science for over 3,700 years.

Imhotep was one of the most revered figures in Ancient Egyptian history, not only because he was a pharaoh. He was appropriately named “the one who arrives in peace” because of the respect people ...

“Nimrud is the heritage of all of humanity, a history that goes back 3,000 years.” Founded in the 13th century BC as Kalhu, Nimrud reached its peak in the ninth century BC and was the second ...

Digital Clay: Cuneiform languages represent the earliest known writing systems in human history. The Sumerians used this method by making indentations in clay tablets, a practice later adopted by ...

The many ancient documents deciphered from cuneiform script have enabled historians to establish beyond any doubt that four general cancellations took place during Hammurabi’s reign, in 1792, 1780, ...

Since literacy was rare in Mesopotamia (3000–300 BCE), cuneiform writing was mainly produced by scribes and therefore available only to the wealthy. However, cuneiform clay tablets contained a ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. Researchers have ...

invented around 3200 BC in Mesopotamia. It was preceded by a simpler system called proto-cuneiform, which was in use from 3350 to 3000 BC. Proto-writing like proto-cuneiform is distinguished by a ...