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CHICAGO (AP) -- The Bible relates the tale of a battle in 701 B.C. for the city of Jerusalem, waged by the Assyrian King Sennacherib. The Old Testament tells it from the side of the Jewish King ...

The Fertile Crescent of the Middle East has long been identified as a "cradle of civilization" for humans. In a new genetic study, researchers at UC Davis, have concluded that all ancestral roads for ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Is your knowledge of the ancient Near East as solid as a cuneiform tablet, or will this "cradle ...

The cradle of agricultural civilization was culturally diverse. Two societies lived side-by-side 10,000 years ago in the rich Near Eastern valleys of the Fertile Crescent, where humans first learned ...

Monika Lipinksi, left, a genetics doctoral student, holds a Bengal somoli cat while veterinary professor Leslie Lyon holds a Persian cat. The Fertile Crescent of the Middle East has long been ...