Sumer (/ ˈsuːmər /) is the earliest known civilization, located in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (now south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze Ages …

Oct 9, 2019 · The Sumerians were the people of southern Mesopotamia whose civilization flourished between c. 4100-1750 BCE. Their name comes from the region which is frequently – and incorrectly …

Jun 18, 2023 · The Sumerians, an ancient people who laid the foundations of civilization in Mesopotamia, have long been a subject of fascination and debate among historians and archaeologists.

Sumer, site of the earliest known civilization, located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in the area that later became Babylonia and is now southern Iraq, …

Dec 7, 2017 · Sumer was an ancient civilization founded in the Mesopotamia region of the Fertile Crescent situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Known for their innovations in language, …

Sep 16, 2025 · The Sumerians were the world’s first great civilization, the pioneers who carved cities out of the Mesopotamian plain and lit the flame of culture, science, and storytelling that still burns today.

Jan 2, 2023 · Hugging the shores of the bountiful Euphrates and Tigris Rivers the Sumerians built humanity's first cities and towns. Leaping out of the Stone Age and into the Bronze, the people that …

The Sumerians settled in Lower Mesopotamia, founding over 30 cities, including Ur, Uruk, Lagash, Kish, and Umma. During this period, priests were the political elite of the city-states, and temples served …

Nov 10, 2020 · The ancient Sumerians created one of humanity’s first great civilizations. Their homeland in Mesopotamia, called Sumer, emerged roughly 6,000 years ago along the floodplains between the …

The history of Sumer spans through the 5th to 3rd millennia BCE in southern Mesopotamia, and is taken to include the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods. Sumer was the region's earliest known civilization …