A radically expanded view of the origin of civilization, extending far beyond Mesopotamia is being proposed. Mesopotamia is widely believed to be the cradle of civilization, but a growing body of ...

Back in the day, Ancient Mesopotamia was the place to be. Considering the geographical area of some of humanity’s most important inventions, the wheel, mathematics, astronomy, agriculture, and writing ...

THE thesis which it is proposed to outline here embodies the following propositions: (1) Available evidence points to Mesopotamia as the oldest known centre of scientific observation permanently ...