Ancient Mesopotamia, the land of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, now lies mostly in modern Iraq and northeastern Syria, together with southeastern Turkey and western Iran. More than five thousand years ago, the world's first literate and urban society arose in this region. Assyriology is the study of this civilisation over a period of 3,000 years. It includes languages like Babylonian, Assyrian and Sumerian and an astonishing array of material culture. Studying Assyriology brings you into conta