9,000-Year-Old Reed Mat from Iran Reveals How Neolithic Homes Were Floored
A 9,000-year-old reed mat from Ali Kosh in western Iran preserves direct evidence of how one of the region’s earliest village communities prepared the floors…
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A Hidden Sand Layer Beneath Assur’s Ishtar Temple Is Changing How Scholars Understand Early Mesopotamian Religion
At the heart of the ancient Assyrian city of Assur, archaeologists have uncovered an unexpected detail that is quietly reshaping long-held assumptions about early Mesopotamian…
Neanderthal Remains Found in Iran’s Zagros Mountains: Kunakhera Cave Reveals 80,000-Year-Old Evidence
An emergency archaeological excavation in Iran’s central-western Zagros Mountains has uncovered compelling evidence of Neanderthal presence dating back between 40,000 and 80,000 years. The discovery…