Archaeologists Discover 9,000-Year-Old Temple in Jordan Desert
Researchers Say the Finding Sheds ‘Entirely New Light’ on the Symbolism, Artistic Expression, and Spiritual Culture of Previously Unknown Neolithic Communities A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists announced on Tuesday that they had found a roughly 9,000-year-old temple at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. The ritual complex was found in a
Sumerian Birth Certificate: One of History’s Oldest Records
Imagine a poignant record from the dusty pages of history, stretching back approximately four thousand years. Picture a small clay tablet inscribed with cuneiform, dating between 2000 and 1595 BC. This humble artifact represents the birth certificate of a child from the Sumerian period! Unearthed in the ancient city of Nippur (modern-day southern Iraq), this