The workforce consisted largely of war widows and orphans, and also slaves captured from the mountains surrounding Mesopotamia. (A typical word for slave was “mountain girl.”) The textiles ...

Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for ...

Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic ... ghee and cheese, wool and textiles. He said: “The names and professions of the citizens of Girsu are recorded in lists.

A Glasgow student is set to captain her team in the quarter-final of a popular BBC quiz show. Karie Westermann, who is studying for an art history and visual cultures degree with The Open University ...

The workforce consisted largely of war widows and orphans, and also slaves captured from the mountains surrounding Mesopotamia. (A typical word for slave was “mountain girl.”) The textiles woven by ...

Textiles play such a big part in history (from sheep husbandry in Mesopotamia to European slave trade) that I readily dip into world history and geography too.” Of her team, Karie said ...

His late years were marked by his work on Clutha glass and ceramic designs for William Ault, as well as a return to wallpaper and textile designs, with these later works showcasing an awareness of the ...

From the carefully constructed streets of Indus Valley to Egypt's lofty pyramids, from the heavens' wisdom of the Maya to the written records of the Sumerians, the earliest civilisations set the stage ...