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1. What Makes Sirius, the Dog Star, So Special?

   ... either a wolf or a dog . In ancient Chaldea (present day Iraq) the star was called the “Dog Star that Leads,” ...

   Joanna Gillan - 24/07/2023 - 22:55

2. The Lost City of Dur-Sharrukin – The Capital That Never Was

   ... . Dur-Sharrukin is located in the modern country of Iraq, about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) to the northeast of ...

   dhwty - 07/03/2019 - 14:02

3. Bahla Fort: Oman’s Incredible Desert Oasis

   ... the frankincense trade route that ran to modern Syria and Iraq. The Portuguese conquered Muscat in the mid-seventeenth ...

   Ed Whelan - 26/01/2020 - 01:59

4. 3500-year-old Babylonian Ghost Image Discovered in British Museum Vaults!

   ... in ancient Mesopotamia (covering parts of present-day Iraq and Syria), had two periods of great development. The ...

   Sahir - 18/10/2021 - 18:52

5. Centaurs in Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to Sagittarius and Harry Potter

   ... may have originated in ancient Babylonia, in present-day Iraq. Several artifacts have survived from the Kassite ...

   Mark Brophy - 03/08/2022 - 22:58

6. Saladin - Conqueror of the Kingdom of Heaven (Video)

   ... complexity and greatness. Born in 1137 in modern-day Iraq, he navigated the tumultuous political landscape of the ...

   Robbie Mitchell - 15/04/2024 - 20:55

7. The ancient wonder and veneration of the dog star Sirius

   ... as a heavenly wolf.  In ancient Chaldea (present day Iraq) the star was known as the "Dog Star that Leads". In ...

   aprilholloway - 01/02/2014 - 23:46

8. Neanderthals may have been the first to boil their food

   ... grains found in the teeth of a Neanderthal buried in Iraq's Shanidar Cave site appear to have been cooked, ...

   aprilholloway - 03/05/2014 - 04:23

9. Eden in Egypt – Part 1

   ... locate the legendary Tower of Babel in Sumer, in modern Iraq. However, with all due respect to their tireless ...

   ralph ellis - 07/07/2014 - 00:13

10. The Cyrus Cylinder and the ancient proclamation of human rights

    ... Cylinder was discovered in the ruins of Babylon, in modern Iraq, in March 1879. The ancient relic, which was a ...

    dhwty - 10/11/2014 - 12:56

11. Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

    ... eye-opening chapter on the lies surrounding 9/11 and the Iraq War. From the truth about Columbus's historic voyages to ...

    ancient-origins - 25/06/2016 - 00:06

12. Mesopotamia: The Invention of the City

    Situated in an area roughly corresponding to present-day Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations, ...

    ancient-origins - 24/12/2016 - 15:49

13. Nearly Lost from The Pages of History, Mari Is The Oldest Known Planned City in the World

    ... in modern day Syria, close to the country’s border with Iraq, and south to the famous site of Dura-Europos. Whilst it ...

    ancient-origins - 01/01/2017 - 14:36

14. Mountains and Lowlands: Ancient Iran and Mesopotamia

    ... on the Council of the British Institute for the Study of Iraq. Again, quite impressive. I honestly appreciated the way ...

    pkoutoupis - 23/01/2017 - 20:54

15. The Life and Death Power of Eclipses in the Ancient World

    ... of an eclipse . In ancient Mesopotamia (roughly modern Iraq), eclipses were in fact regarded as omens, as signs of ...

    ancient-origins - 17/08/2017 - 01:58

16. The Controversial Road to the Recovery of Cuneiform Texts

    It is a little-known piece of history that Saddam Hussein was a great fan of ancient Mesopotamian literature. His enthusiasm for epics written in cuneiform – the world’s oldest known form of writing – can be seen in his own efforts at writing political romance novels and poetry.

    ancient-origins - 06/10/2017 - 22:56

17. Viva La Vulva! When Did Female Genitalia Become Obscene?

    ... millennium BC, the Sumerians, inhabitants of present-day Iraq, worshipped the goddess Ishtar . Poetic texts refer to ...

    ancient-origins - 26/01/2020 - 18:12

18. Forgotten Empire | Ancient Kingdom of Mitanni

    ... basin, and corresponds today with northern Iraq, Syria, and southeastern Turkey. At its greatest extent, ...

    ancient-origins - 31/03/2021 - 18:22

19. Humans Were Kissing in Mesopotamia As Early As 4,500 Years Ago

    ... between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers (modern-day Iraq and Syria ), ancient humans were expressing their ...

    Gary Manners - 18/05/2023 - 19:00

20. The Baghdad battery

    ... and highly debated artefacts of the Baghdad Museum in Iraq is a clay pot. It is 5-6 inches high and encapsulates a ...

    ancient-origins - 06/02/2013 - 11:58

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