A ziggurat (also spelled ziqqurat) was a raised platform with four sloping sides that looked like a tiered pyramid.

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The new owners of Boivin intend to present fresh versions of some classic designs in March at the European Fine Art Foundation fair in the Netherlands.

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The complete genome of an ancient Egyptian has been sequenced, revealing genetic links between the Nile and Mesopotamia 5,000 ...

The key takeaway is that the paintings do not simply show people moving; they encode recognizable ritual elements - like clapping women, dancers in circles, and altered postures associated with trance ...

New analysis of ancient Mesopotamian medical prescriptions suggests that, in a small but striking set of cases, patients were instructed to seek out the sanctuary of a deity as part of their healing ...

Steve Coogan stars in a loose retelling of an infamous football falling-out, while a new Netflix doc gets nostalgic about the heyday of Gary Barlow and co ...

Utah State University’s Digital Folklore Project has selected its 2025 Digital Lore of the Year — a small, sharp-toothed elf ...

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