An ancient civilization that ruled Mesopotamia nearly 4,000 years ago was likely wiped out because of disastrous dust storms, a new study suggests. The Akkadian Empire, which ruled what is now Iraq ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Archaeologists have unearthed “administrative tablets,” which provide the oldest tangible proof of the world's first empire, the ...

Fossil coral records provide new evidence that frequent winter shamals, or dust storms, and a prolonged cold winter season contributed to the collapse of the ancient Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia.

A discovery in southern Iraq has given us a rare glimpse into the world of ancient bureaucracy. Researchers from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed over 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals ...

The current crisis in Syria parallels events that preceded the fall of the Akkadian empire in Mesopotamia more than 4,000 years ago, according to research published recently in the Journal of ...

"Like a vessel carrying carnelian or lapis, she is filled with carnelian or lapis -- but I do not know whether the child within her is carnelian or lapis." In this ancient metaphor, and in the ...

Gol-e-Zard Cave lies in the shadow of Mount Damavand, which at more than 5,000 meters dominates the landscape of northern Iran. In this cave, stalagmites and stalactites are growing slowly over ...

BAGHDAD, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Iraq has recovered an ancient seal dating to the Akkadian civilization around 2250 B.C. that was stolen from the Duhok Museum in 1991, the Iraqi News Agency reported ...