Immigration among Neolithic people caused Mesopotamia to be genetically diverse - study Findings show that Çayönü was a genetically diverse population because it carried mixed ancestry from the west ...

In world history class, students often learn that human civilization arose in Mesopotamia — the so-called "Fertile Crescent" — and in the same breath, many teachers dive into the history of Babylon.

“The water's just bad. It's so salty, it's not like it was before,” Amjad Mohamed, an Iraqi who used to live in Iraq’s famed marshes says. ”I prefer not to be in the marshes than to see them like that ...

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A 4,600-year-old skeleton discovered in a sealed tomb in Nuwayrat, Egypt, has revealed the first genetic evidence of ancient migration between Egypt and Mesopotamia. Scientists sequenced the man's ...

For much of its history, the area known as Mesopotamia was a lush agricultural region. Now a water crisis is sparking clashes and villages are turning to dust. ALBU JUMAA, Iraq -Every schoolchild ...