In the 2500s B.C. In this region, a silver shekel became a standard currency. Silver shekels are approximately 1/3 the weight of an ounce. For each month of work, one shekel was paid. As soon as ...

$35.00 (cloth). A five-year 3.78 percent loan between two businessmen in 1796 may not seem remarkable, but it turns out that’s 1796 BCE, and the businessmen lived in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur.

Hello Future people of the UK! Would you like to visit me at the dawn of civilization in Ancient Sumer? Well, to do that you’ve got to travel back way back in time. Back before the Vikings ...