The Sumerians are often called the creators of the world’s first civilization. But where did they come from—and why does ...

The Sumerians were among the most inventive of ancient civilisations – and laid the foundations for the more advanced societies that were to follow. They lived in the fertile valleys between the ...

THE great and inventive people who settled 5,500 years ago in Mesopotamia, the land between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (now part of Iraq), founded one of the world’s first major civilizations.

The Epic of Gilgamesh, known as the oldest story in history, is thought to have been written in the early 2nd millennium BC, with the original being even older, in the 4th millennium BC. Journalist ...

The Sumerians are often credited with founding the world’s first civilization—but where did they come from? Their language, culture, and innovations shaped Mesopotamia, yet their origins remain ...

When historians look back into time to name the first civilized people, they usually pick the Sumerians, who built imposing cities, including Abraham’s Ur of the Chaldees, in southern Mesopotamia ...

Recent claims by Iraqi transportation minister that ancient Sumerians owned an airport to “launch spaceships 7000 years ago” have been found to be inaccurate, Alarabiya.net reported. Minister Kazem ...

NIBIRU will pass Earth on September 23 to mark the Planet X apocalypse, it has been spectacularly claimed, but is it true that the ancient Sumerians warned us of this calamity? The end times will be ...

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 ancient writings and vessel ...