On a set of broken clay bowls from northern Mesopotamia, delicate flower patterns have turned out to be something far more radical than decoration. New analysis of this ancient art suggests that early ...

Ancient pottery reveals early farmers were using math thousands of years before numbers, embedding geometry and patterns into everyday art.

Mesopotamia, the world's oldest civilisation, arose in ancient Iraq, pioneering writing, law, and science. Explore its ...

Lending, an ancient economic activity, involves borrowing and repaying. In Mesopotamia, farmers borrowed seeds and paid back with food. In India, Sahukars played a key role in lending. Traditional ...