More than 2,700 years ago, a ruler of the ancient kingdom of Karkemish commissioned a monumental inscription that stood apart from the writing traditions of other Late Hittite kings. Instead of the Anatolian hieroglyphs commonly associated with these rulers, the monument carried cuneiform signs, a script closely connected with the great civilizations of Mesopotamia.
(Xinhua) -- Dusk was thickening over Urumqi, but every seat in the meeting room was taken. At the podium, Erica Hunter, a scholar in her 70s, was walking her audience through her latest findings on Syriac manuscripts, which offer a window into the cultural interactions and commercial networks that once flowed along the ancient Silk Road.
Anyone who has seen The Exorcist will most likely remember Linda Blair as the young girl Regan MacNeil, the menacing figure of an ancient statuette, the soundtrack--with those notes from Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells that still evoke the film to this day--and the way that image has become etched into the horror imagination of the 20th century.
A joint excavation between Korea and Turkey at an archeological site in central Turkey, has uncovered a sprawling Hellenistic urban complex and rare mosaic flooring dating back to around 2000 B.C., the Korea Heritage Service said on Wednesday, adding that the landmark discovery was possible due to Korea's advanced technologies in architecture.
Libraries must be able to adapt to the changing times. This aligns with what was once proposed by S.R. Ranganathan, the father of Library Science in India, in response to library services for its patrons.
Stockholm -- The history of the ancient civilizations and peoples of Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia), whom the Suroyo (Syriac--Aramean--Assyrian--Chaldean) people today regard as their ancestors, successors and continuation, extends far beyond science, inventions, economics, trade, language, and military affairs.