They were painted onto cave walls or carved into stone ... it offers a glimpse into how ancient Babylonians viewed the world around them. The map was a clay tablet that was created somewhere ...

The earliest known fired ceramic objects are clay figurines dating to ... which may be related to ancient basketmaking methods. In this technique, a coil is rolled and shaped into a base, and the ...

Researchers have extracted ancient plant DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick. Experts at the University of Oxford collected samples from the artefact's inner core, which uncovered a "time capsule ...

The Rassam Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder containing cuneiform inscriptions that describe the reign and military ...

Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient ...