History's first recorded empire was the Akkadians, ... In this non-exhaustive list, Middle East Eye looks at five ancient empires from the region and their main contributions.

The film explores the rich cultural and historical significance of the Middle East, highlighting its role as the birthplace of civilization and a crossroads for three continents. It depicts the ...

An analysis of thousands of ancient skeletons offers new information about the history of violence in the Middle East millennia ago. A stock image shows a skull and other human remains.

Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably well-preserved skeleton found in a sealed funeral pot in ...

The Nixon Library will host “The Ancient World: Unlocking The Middle East” for the next year. The new exhibit features dozens of artifacts and interactive displays.

Set in a stunning valley, this ancient desert oasis has birthed flourishing civilisations. Now, after years of being closed to outsiders, it's starting to reveal its secrets.

The Assyrians are well known for their vast ancient empire in the Middle East; ancient cities, such as Nimrud and Nineveh; and their fierce invasions, including into the Kingdom of Judah and Egypt.

09/22/2022 September 22, 2022. Thanks to climate change, the Middle East is getting hotter faster than any other part of the world. This means the region's pyramids, castles, churches and other ...

Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...