Take a journey back 5,000 years to the land where innovation began. The Sumerians weren't just survivors; they were visionaries who gave the world writing, architecture, and so much more.

The lyre was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE. Its design was developed from the harp by replacing the single bow shape with two upright arms joined by a crossbar, and the ...

This is a recreation of Queen Shub-Ad's harp, an artifact unearthed early this century from the Sumerian Royal Cemetery at Ur. It is the oldest known example of the true triangular harp, which evolved ...

Well, it’ll be History. A boy, Urian, shows us the sights of Ancient Sumer, located in modern-day Iraq, on his way to school. We find out about many of the inventions developed at the time ...