In that paper, “Syria, Mesopotamia, and the Origins of the Alphabet,” published in the peer-reviewed journal Maarav (University of Chicago Press), Richey argued that the Umm el-Marra cylinders ...

The Bronze Age was a period of intensive contacts in the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia and southern Europe. It rapidly developed ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...