The tablets were found within the remains ... the first empire in the world,” Rey told the Guardian. Before the recent Girsu excavations, the knowledge and functioning of the Akkadian Empire ...

The Akkadian Empire flourished during the Bronze Age and new evidence suggests their sudden demise was brought about by catastrophic dust storms. The Akkadian Empire ruled parts of ancient ...

An ancient civilization that ruled Mesopotamia nearly 4,000 years ago was likely wiped out because of disastrous dust storms, a new study suggests. The Akkadian Empire, which ruled what is now ...

Changes in stalagmite chemistry from this cave have now linked the collapse of the Akkadian Empire to climate changes ... pottery and other archaeological remains. Instead, the rich soils of ...