In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a ...

In an archaeological first, German researchers have found a depiction of major Assyrian deities carved onto a relief.

The city’s standout shows deliver a sharp mix of historical reflection, sociopolitical commentary and material ...

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ...

as it was looted and burned by invaders from Babylon and Media during the fall of the Assyrian Empire. Cuneiform, the writing system used on many of the discovered artifacts, is considered to be ...

Three artifacts discovered in Kalu; site in Peran town- Merka sur district, northern of Iraq. There is on one of them a Syriac inscription Source: Nassem Sadiq Three jars have been found ...

The latest finds--graves and skeletal remains--were uncovered across three layers: Parthian, Hellenistic-Seleucid, and the original Assyrian stratum, the site's deepest and most significant. "The goal ...

When British archaeologist Max Mallowan investigated the neo-Assyrian site of Nimrud in northern ... 1949 to 1957 to register and photograph the artifacts that her husband’s excavations brought ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University ...

In addition, a Cypriot artifact--a bearded male head from the 5th--4th century BC--will be lent by the Museum of Cycladic Art. The show also includes a complete set of the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary, ...