Mesopotamia, located in the fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, was one of the cradles of civilization around 6000 years ago and the birthplace of the first writing system. Each ...

In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to ...

Before long, they uncovered the remains of an unfinished ziggurat, or step pyramid, built at the end of the third millennium B.C. by a ruler of the 3rd dynasty of Ur, a late, short-lived Sumerian ...

In the early 20th century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia.

The Ziggurat of Ur in present-day Iraq, excavated in the 1920s and early 1930s during the period art deco emerged globally, seems to have heavily inspired Dias in both form and motif.

The great ziggurat of Ur, partially reconstructed today, was once dedicated to the moon god Nanna. Photograph by Asaad Niazi/Getty Images.

Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) has asked its pro-vice-chancellor Prof Shankar Das to step down. While the official order only me.

Safe Step recommends rinsing the tub with warm water using the hand-held shower wand after every bath. Aside from that, you can use any mild bathroom cleaning product to keep your tub in good shape.

Step Inside Castle Howard, a British Icon in the Midst of a Major Restoration. Of the Brideshead Revisited manse, designer Remy Renzullo says “the notion of ‘finished’ doesn’t really exist ...