Middle East Sites

Home to the largest cut stones on Earth. How did ancient builders move 1,500-tonne megaliths — and why?

The oldest city in the world — where the Sumerians believed civilisation began and the gods first descended to Earth.

Built 6,000 years before Stonehenge by hunter-gatherers — shattering everything we thought we knew about prehistory.

The world's first true city: writing, law, and monumental architecture all emerged here first.