Civilizations of Ancient Iraq

(Princeton University Press) The authors tell the story of ancient Mesopotamia from ten thousand years ago up to the seventh century, using illustrations of art and architecture to trace the rise and fall of these civilizations and people. Foster is a professor of Assyriology and Babylonian literature at Yale University.

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PAW's October 2026 cover, featuring a photo of a loaf of challah bread and the headline "The Braids That Bind."
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October 2026

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