Newgrange Neolithic Monument

Newgrange is a Neolithic monument located in the region of Bru na Boinne, County Meath, Ireland. There are thirty-seven tombs located in the valley of Bru na Boinne (Mansion of the Boyne) and it is considered to be one of the most famous and signifi...

The Accounting Tablet

Tablet from the administrative archives of the temple of Ba'u at Lagash quoting the wages due to the different categories of personnel, about the time of Uruinimgina. These accounting tablets represent the first step in the development of the cuneif...

Stele of the ode of Hammurabi 

The Code of Hammurabi contains 282 articles of law, which regulate many aspects of Mesopotamian society. The Code governs criminal offences, commerce, marriage, architecture and agriculture. The steles were a means of spreading the laws, and this al...