This librarian wanted to know much more about the organisation of knowledge in Ashurbanipal's library, as there is a fair ...

Today, when one thinks of the origin of sports and athletic competitions, the ancient Greeks often come to mind. Although ...

A vast library was assembled in Assyria by King Ashurbanipal, who ruled ancient Mesopotamia about 2,700 years ago. The ...

INTERVIEW: Nearly two decades after being put on trial for ‘insulting Turkishness’, Shafak has become one of the UK’s most ...

The director Noah Baumbach, who grew up in Park Slope, used parking as a metaphor for entitlement, grievance, and impotence ...

Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about ...

The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved the capital to Dur-Sharukin (modern Khorshabad) in 717 B.C. The city is located 4 miles south-west of ...

A top archaeology journal now bars Israelis from publishing on Judea and Samaria unless they work with Palestinian ...

And if archaeology hadn't emerged in the 18th century, many of these civilizations would have become permanently lost to time ...

When the Foundation Stone sees the Kaab’a approaching, it shall cry out, “Peace be to the great guest”. (Zev Vilnay, Legends of Jerusalem) The Muslim Kaab’a in Mecca was a very ancient ruined holy ...

From Mecca to Jerusalem: The Rising Wave of Muslims Following Jesus—and Loving Israel ...

By Michael Chishala, In my opinion, the biggest single benefit of colonialism which is hardly discussed was the introduction of codified law with property rights, plus representat ...