Recipes from Ancient Mesopotamia - Mythology
The worlds' most ancient recipe collection was actually found on cuneiform tablets from Ancient Ur. These are currently at the Yale Library. Here are some adaptations. From a literary text: "King (?)ulgi will have a banquet in his pleasant palace ... [... more]
Bella Online |
The Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East
 Good overview of the "Cradle of Civilization": This atlas covers the historical development of the ancient Near East (with an emphasis on ancient Mesopotamia) from Paleolithic times to the conquest of the Persian empire by Alexander the Great. [... more]
$50.00
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NextGen House Of Tomorrow - International Builders' Show
The "house of tomorrow" has made regular appearances at trade shows and fairs since a prefab building component called "brick" was shown off at the big Mesopotamia Expo in whatever, B.C. At Orlando's International Builders' Show, the [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
Assyrian Gods and Goddesses - Mythology
Mesopotamia is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Assyria was the northern part of the area. Major cities were Asshur, Calah, Zab, a city built (c.1280 B.C.), Nineveh, one of the most ancient cities of Assyria, Dur-Sharrukin, or ... [... more]
Bella Online |
How to Play a Game of Backgammon
Dating back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, backgammon (like chess) is one of the most ancient and revered parlor games. And, like chess, it is a game of strategy. There is some room for luck, as it is dice based, but skilled players tend to ... [... more]
eHow |
How to Find Hotels in Baghdad, Iraq
There are few places in the world more fascinating than ancient Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization, located between the historic Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Iraq is a nation ever changing, with a rich history dating back several millennia. ... [... more]
eHow |
Why the State Celebrates Its Failures
The second anniversary of America's expedition into Iraq passed with relatively scant fanfare. Since hostilities in Mesopotamia commenced, thousands of American and Iraqi casualties have been tallied. Every month Washington spends billion of ... [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Get AOL out of the goat-trading business
It's time for AOL-Time Warner to give up on tortured accounting practices. Here's the rule I'd like to see: No revenue recognition unless money changes hands. Once upon a time, in ancient Mesopotamia, men and women produced goods and provided ... [... more]
Money Central |
Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia (The Greenwood Press ...
Excellent Overview of Ancient Mesopotamia: Nemet-Nejat has compiled a great deal of information into this book. Although the historical overview was a little long and dry, most of the book was very interesting. Nemet-Nejat quotes from a number of [... more]
$57.95
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Ancient Mesopotamia
Book Description: This is an in-depth treatment of the antecedents and first flourescence of early state and urban societies in lowland Mesopotamia over nearly three millennia, from approximately 5000 to 2100 BC. The approach is explicitly [... more]
$80.00
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Archaeology of Mesopotamia: Theories and Approaches ...
Outstanding scholarly book: This is an excellent treatment of the nature of the archaeological study of the ancient cultures of Mesopotamia. It is erudite and up-to-date, well-referenced, and thought-provoking; the book is also very well written and [... more]
$115.00
Amazon.com |
Empires of Mesopotamia (Lost Civilizations)
Very Nice Work: The author has produced a first-rate overview of ancient Mesopotamia for non-scholars, including a surprisingly clear and effective explanation of how one culture grew out of or was influenced by those of the past in the area. It's very [... more]
$27.45
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