Goats and sheep run to their troughs in a hamlet in the South Hebron Hibls, West Bank, May 17, 2024. (Maya Alluzzo/AP) According to a document from 1926, the region had 290,854 sheep and 571,289 goats ...

During the Early Bronze Age, the Southern Levant's inability to support mass sheep herding left the region lagging behind ...

An international team of researchers published a study in the journal Science, revealing new insights into sheep domestication and its profound impact on human civilization. Led by Dr. Kevin Daly, the ...

The Erbil Civilization Museum, which houses rare artifacts dating back thousands of years, from the Stone Age to the Sumerian, Assyrian, and Islamic periods, stands as a testament to the historical ...

Backgammon is one of the oldest board games in the world, with a rich history that spans thousands of years. From ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day online platforms, this two-player strategy game has ...

Egyptian blue, also known as calcium copper silicate or cuprorivaite, was developed more than 4,000 years ago in Egypt and ...

Sheep have been intertwined with human livelihoods for over 11,000 years. As well as meat, their domestication led to humans ...

The world’s oldest map unlocks secrets from 3,000 years ago revealing how our ancestors understood the world. The Babylonian ...

An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the ...