Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic systems were in place as far back as 4,000 years ago. Over 200 administrative tablets and around 50 cylinder seal impressions of ...

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 ...

Archaeologists from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed hundreds of administrative tablets from an ancient Sumerian city. Bureaucracy’s ability to take up needless time is clearly timeless. Sir ...