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‘Lion of Mesopotamia’: How Aymen Hussein beat tragedy to reach World Cup
Al Jazeera 14 Jun 2026
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Archaeologists uncover 4,000-year-old evidence of siege warfare in ancient Mesopotamia
Phys Dot Org 11 Jun 2026
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Scientists Trace Origins of River That Supported World’s Earliest Civilizations
Greek Reporter 03 Jun 2026
The Euphrates River passes the site of Babylon. Credit. David Stanley / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 ... It helped support some of the world’s earliest civilizations and became a defining feature of ancient Mesopotamia ... The study, led by Andrew S ... ....
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Ancient Sumerian Poem May Reveal Writing Existed Before Clay Tablets
Greek Reporter 27 May 2026
Sumerian cuneiform writing. Credit ... Kramer in 1943 ... Sumerian inscription on a creamy stone plaque. Credit ... Writing materials, including ivory, wood, wax, leather, and papyrus, appeared later in Mesopotamia, and some may trace them to older traditions ... ....
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‘Gilgamesh’ Review: Love and Death in Mesopotamia
Wall Street Journal 24 Apr 2026
Simon Armitage’s translation of the Sumerian epic highlights the friendship between its two heroes and the terrible grief of mortality ... .
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Ancient Cuneiform Tablets Suggest Sumerian King Gilgamesh May Have Been Real
Greek Reporter 17 Apr 2026
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After leading the Lions of Mesopotamia to the World Cup… Arnold: I apologise to all Iraqis
Goal 07 Apr 2026
The coach is proud of his players .
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After qualifying for the World Cup, the Iraqi Prime Minister makes a bold promise to the Lions of Mesopotamia
Goal 01 Apr 2026
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Video: After qualifying for the World Cup, the Iraqi Prime Minister makes a promise to the Lions of Mesopotamia
Goal 01 Apr 2026
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Brainpickings
24 Mar 2026
The Invention of Zero: How Ancient Mesopotamia Created the Mathematical Concept of Nought and Ancient ...
The story begins some 5,000 years ago with the Sumerians, those lively people who settled in Mesopotamia (part of what is now Iraq) ... The story follows history’s arrow from Mesopotamia to ancient Greece, where the necessity of zero awakens anew.
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Lost in the Sands of Time: Ancient City Founded by Alexander the Great Revealed in Iraq
Greek City Times 15 Mar 2026
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The Babylonian Code of Hammurabi: One of the World’s Earliest Legal Systems
Greek Reporter 15 Mar 2026
The Code of Hammurabi, named after the king of Babylon, stands as one of the earliest and most comprehensive written legal codes in history. Credit. Haider Adnan / CC-BY-SA-2.0 / Wikimedia Commons ... What is Babylon’s Code of Hammurabi ... The law said.
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History Made: Alexander the Great’s Lost City Discovered in Iraq After Nearly 2,000 Years
Greek City Times 14 Mar 2026
... India, Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean.
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3,000 BC Board Game Found in Southern Russia May Be Early Form of Chess
Greek Reporter 13 Mar 2026
The discovery offers rare evidence of cultural connections between ancient Mesopotamia and communities living on the Eurasian steppe more than 5,000 years ago ... Possible origins in ancient Mesopotamia.
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