Ancient tablets reveal magic, kings, and daily life, offering new insight into early civilizations over 4,000 years ago.

Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate designs left behind by engraved cylindrical seals that were rolled across clay ...

Long-forgotten ancient tablets have been decoded, uncovering a mix of magic, politics, and daily life from early ...

The specific tablet that has caused such excitement is a school text listing kings who ruled at the end of the third millennium BC. Other known copies of this same royal list also include Gilgamesh, ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny 3,500-year-old tablet inscribed with cuneiform writing during excavations at a site in Turkey that could shed light on what life was like during the Late Bronze ...

Researchers have identified the world's oldest known beer receipt, a small clay tablet from ancient Mesopotamia detailing ...

One of three stone tablets found in northeastern Iraq that may reveal more information about Mesopotamian life. University of Central Florida, courtesy of Tiffany Earley-Spadoni An ancient game board, ...

A long-overlooked writing system from 5000 years ago is still largely undeciphered, but could mark the moment humans first ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This clay tablet from ancient ...