A team of ancient literature experts have deciphered a Mesopotamain text that was missing for over 1,000 years. Etched on ...

Magical texts of the ancient Near East, ... Magic between Entanglement, Interaction, and Analogy", they will research the magical text traditions of the ancient Near East, ...

"These texts are unique historical documents as they testify to ancient people's lived experiences: the language they spoke, the emotions they felt, the spiritual beings they turned to in moments ...

One day, Sofer discovered an 18th century witchcraft text, most of it written anonymously because of the stigma attached to the subject. Gal Sofer holding an ancient witchcraft text. Photo by Sarah ...

More information: Embodied Emotions in Ancient Neo-Assyrian Texts Revealed by Bodily Mapping of Emotional Semantics, iScience ...

Archaeologists have discovered the "richly decorated" tomb of an ancient Egyptian dignitary that is filled with magic spells aimed at protecting against snake bites.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Boğazköy-Hattuša is located in the north of Turkey. It was once the capital of the Hittite Empire, a great power in the late Bronze Age around 1650 to 1200 BC.

A 1,600 year old amulet depicting the demon-fighting King Solomon has been found by archaeologists in Turkey, referencing a book banned from the Bible for including themes of dark magic.

These texts revealed that romantic kisses have been happening for 4,500 years in the ancient Middle East – not just 3,500 years ago, as a Bronze Age manuscript from South Asia had previously ...