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AI is helping us read ancient Mesopotamian literature
The Conversation en Español via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTablet V of the Epic of Gilgamesh located in the The Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq. Osama Shukir...
Babylon's Ishtar Gate may have a totally different purpose than we thought, magnetic field...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Ishtar Gate of Babylon as seen at the Pergamon Museum in Germany. Babylon's bright-blue Ishtar...
31 ancient temples from around the world, from Göbekli Tepe to the Parthenon
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Parthenon Temple on a bright day on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Ancient people built...
The stories behind traditions of popping a cork for a new year
Kitsap Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne of the first festive occasions to celebrate the New Year dates back to ancient Babylon....
‘Unusual’ writing on 4,000-year-old tablets decoded as lost language, study says
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoWith a wedge-shaped pen, a scribe sat down with a clay tablet and began writing. Dividing the tablet...
Stone carvings — 2,700 years old — unveiled at archaeological site in Iraq, experts say
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoAfter four years of excavations, researchers unveiled a first-of-its kind archaeological park in...
28 Little-Known Facts That People Wish Others Knew About, And I've Gotta Say, I Will Never Forget...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOver on r/AskReddit, u/Just_Free_Tea recently asked, "What is a fact that you think barely anyone...
Liner notes for the Citadel
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFive miles south of downtown Los Angeles in the City of Commerce lies a behemoth at 5675 Telegraph Road that resembles Babylonian ruins. It looks as if...
Ancient zodiac paintings on Egyptian temple see the light of day after 2,200 years
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis zodiac sign depicts Sagittarius. While the zodiac signs at Esna were known before cleaning was...
No, NASA Did Not Discover a New Zodiac Sign
Cosmopolitan via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery six months or so, the internet promptly panics when yet another story about “Ophiuchus, the 13th zodiac sign” goes viral. Apparently, the viral...
