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View of the Kani Shaie excavations. © Projeto Arqueológico de Kani Shaie
3 NOV 2025 · 3 MIN

Monumental Uruk-Period Building Unearthed in Iraqi Kurdistan

Archaeologists working at Kani Shaie in Iraqi Kurdistan have uncovered a monumental building dating to the Uruk period, around 3300–3100 BC. The structure, discovered during the 2025 excavation season, appears to have…
Arabian red foxes (Vulpes vulpes arabica) are a fox species found in Southern Iraq. Source: CC BY 4.0. Taken by Alahamali70. Statue of Hadad (another name of the Anunnaki god Ishkur) presented by Felix von Luschan et al. Source: Public Domain.
6 AUG 2025 · 5 MIN

Ancient Tablet Reveals Lost Sumerian Myth: Hero Fox Saving an Anunnaki God

For 4,400 years, a small clay tablet lay hidden inside the ruins of the Ancient Sumerian city of Nippur (in what’s now southern Iraq). This tablet may be miniscule but it reveals…
11 NOV 2024 · 3 MIN

Ancient Cylinder Seals May Have Led to the First Writing

Writing is one of the most important inventions in the entire history of civilization. The ability to record conversations, agreements and stories is literally what separates history from prehistory, and those civilizations…