Gender-ambiguous people in ancient Mesopotamia were powerful and important members of society more than four millennia ago.

In a study published in the journal Iraq, Dr. Troels Arbøll analyzed medical prescriptions from ancient Mesopotamia to ...

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

Ancient medical texts found in Iraq reveal how Mesopotamian healers sometimes sent patients to sanctuaries as part of treatment.

Evidence has been found at Kazhaw that Christians and Zoroastrians coexisted 1,500 years ago in Iraqi Kurdistan.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that at least 11 children and young people were killed as a result of ritualistic sacrifice between 3100 and 2800 B.C.E. Their research was published Wednesday ...

She lived more than 4,000 years ago, she was a Sumerian priestess and, worth mentioning, she was the first recorded author in the world. Her name is Enheduanna, and her place in history is finally ...

About 4,500 years ago, an image of the Sumerian storm god Ningirsu was engraved on a silver vessel now on view in the Getty Villa Museum exhibition “Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins.” ...

An aerial view of the Zanj irrigation system in Basra taken during the fieldwork. Credit: Durham University An international team of archaeologists has, for the first time, accurately dated an ...