Journals Through History Ancient Egypt Constructing Civilization

The deciphering of the ancient egyptian writing: the hieroglyphs (in spanish)

The deciphering of the hieroglyphs was the work of a french linguist called Jean François Champollion in 1822, who managed to read the "Rosetta Stone". A stone found by the napoleonic army in Egypt in 1799. Later after the british army defeated the french in Egypt, the stone was transported to London and preserved at the British Museum, where you can still see. Part 1: Part 2:

Mesopotamian Art (Powerpoint)

The thieves of Baghdad

In 2003, the National Museum of Baghdad was looted. Some pieces are still missing. Here is the story of a soldier who recovered many of the items.

Ancient Mesopotamia now

The looting of the Assyrian Niniveh
The destruction of the Assyrian archaeological sites

Turning Points in History - Mesopotamia

First tokens

Here are the first precursors of  writing: small tokens that contained economical information.