Climate change is significantly affecting ancient cities in southern Iraq, wiping away thousands of years of history.

By Mohammed Atti and Ahmed Saeed UR/BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) -Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the ...

Iraq's ancient Mesopotamian sites face erosion from climate change, threatening cultural heritage and archaeological ...

Iraq's Minister of Culture announced the seizure of 185 Iraqi artifacts in the UK, affirming the ministry's commitment to ...

Dry weather is increasing salinity in soil and damaging ruins of cities such as Ur, birthplace of Biblical patriarch Abraham, ...

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...

Climate change and rising salinity threaten Iraq's ancient cities like Ur and Babylon, imperiling thousands of years of ...

:: Ahmed Fakak al-Badrani, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Iraq "It is a great honor on this day to receive a large number of antiquities, including those brought over by the prime ...

A study reveals that Sumer, the cradle of civilization, rose because of natural tidal irrigation that shaped the world’s ...

New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...

The Elamite Empire, which dates back to 3200 539 BCE, is considered to be one of the oldest civilizations in the world, that ...

Iraqi officials are sounding the alarm to save monuments of the cradle of civilization, with thousands of years of history at ...