Throughout the long history of brewing, beginning in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and China, beer was brewed to be consumed quickly after fermentation was complete. The Ancient Egyptians would consume their beer from the fermentation vessel using long reeds as straws... Crafting...
1st bioengineered hybrid animals discovered - in ancient MesopotamiaLive Science - January 14, 2022 Mesopotamians were using hybrids of domesticated donkeys and wild asses to pull their war wagons 4,500 years ago at least 500 years before horses were bred for the purpose, a new study reveals. ...
Ceramic tiles are a decorative form almost as old as time—originating in ancient Mesopotamia, where they were first used around 4,000 years ago. Today, they serve as a global motif, both ascetic and pictorial, available in a panoply of colors and textures. Formed from the elemental process...
is the first of its kind ever found in Kuwait, but similar finds have been unearthed from ancient Mesopotamia. Archaeology 4,000-year-old bones reveal 'unprecedented' violence — tongue removal, cannibalism and evisceration in Bronze Age Britain By Kristina Killgrove published 3 days ago The...
This article pursues two main goals: (1) to reconstruct the history of the 12 zodiac constellation system in the astronomy of ancient Mesopotamia; (2) to reveal traces of this system directly in cuneiform texts. Among the most important circumstances led to appearance of this system: (1) deve...
In ancient Mesopotamia, it was called a Jubilee. When debts at interest grew too high to be repaid, the slate was wiped clean. Debts were forgiven, the debtors’ prisons were opened, and the serfs returned to work their plots of land. This could be done because the king was the represen...
Gambling has been a part of human society for thousands of years. It is a form of entertainment that is popular around the world. While the exact origin of gambling is unknown, it is believed to have started in ancient Mesopotamia, Greece and Rome. Later, it spread to medieval Europe and...
Syriac culture, shaped by the parameters of the ancient culture of Mesopotamia, has been uniquely changed in terms of style and content by passing through a new understandingContinue reading→ “Evil is whatever distracts. (…) What if the satanic hunting party drives me straight into the Good...
Just imagine that the first primitive sight of gambling was already found in the Paleolithic period, when in Mesopotamia the oldest dice was found. Of course we can’t compare that kind of “gambling” to the modern one, but it is very important to remember and understand that it didn’t...
The Changes of Women’s Social Status Through Mesopotamia Myth Wenzhao Qi Ishtar is an ancient Mesopotamian goddess of fertility, war, and sex. As a female deity, she is neither an obedient wife nor a devoted mother, but an aggressive dominator and controller. Her persona, functions, and tra...