When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

Long before Mesopotamia, long before Egypt — someone was already mining in total darkness, chasing knowledge and pigment like it was gold. This wasn’t survival. This was civilization Idaho turned down ...

Once the drink of Egypt and Mesopotamia, beer nearly vanished under Rome’s rule. Yet somehow, the so-called “barbarian brew” endured to shape the world we know today.