These ancient Assyrian texts detailed the merchant-based legal system of ramifications for homicide—including blood money ...

The carob seed which became the modern carats shows how ancient Greeks devised ingenious ways to ensure fairness in trade.

Part 1: Beginnings. -- The discovery ; The mound at Kültepe ; The lower town ; Understanding the texts ; chronology and change -- Part 2: The Home Town. -- Assur ; The king in Assur ; The government ...