So you think you know Sumeria? Kids and their clothes
Assyirologist David Hilder joins Ellie once again to break down what life might have been like for kids in ancient ...
So you think you know Sumeria? The first complaint letter
Assyriologist David Hilder joins Ellie Marsden on 8 'til Late for another installment of So you think you know Sumeria? This ...
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Sumerian Bull Lyre, Iraq, 3200 BCE
The lyre was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE. Its design was developed from the harp by replacing the single bow shape with two upright arms joined by a crossbar, and the ...
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The World's Oldest Writing
DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that a set of recently deciphered ancient clay tablets revealed that Babylonian ...
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The Ancient Mesopotamians Really, Really Loved Beer
You see, the Sumerians of Mesopotamia invented beer, and they drank a lot of it. Historians believe that beer was available and consumed by everyone in ancient Mesopotamian society. It was likely ...
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The World's First-Ever Beer Recipe Has Been Around Since Ancient Times
Still, while much of this dating is based on the educated compilation of known facts, concrete (or rather, clay) evidence was discovered from the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia. The oldest ...