In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, the world’s oldest empire. Marked with the administrative details of ...

A piece of an ancient clay tablet found in Greece may have something to say about the written word and the people who produced it. The Innsbrook Historical Society has begun restoring a 170-year-old ...

It is one of the oldest and greatest stores of knowledge: a vast library of texts amassed by Assyrian King Ashurbanipal, who ruled ancient Mesopotamia about 2700 years ago. But after his death, it was ...

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Achaemenid-era clay tablets returned from the United States and on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran on October 2, 2019 — ATTA KENARE The United States has returned to Iran more than 1,000 ...

To unlock the secrets of ancient civilizations, a new artificial intelligence (AI) application has emerged, breathing new life into deciphering ancient cuneiform tablets. This AI technology utilizes ...

An Achaemenid-era clay tablet displayed at Iran's National Museum in October, 2019 after the fourth batch were returned from the United States — ATTA KENARE Iran says it has received thousands of ...