Science Jul 02 Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Mesopotamia and Egypt, researchers find By Christina Larson, Associated Press
Arts Dec 08 Looted Gilgamesh tablet, one of world’s oldest surviving works of literature, returns to Iraq The Gilgamesh tablet is part of a section of a Sumerian poem from the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is one of the world’s oldest works of literature, and one of the oldest religious texts. By Associated Press