A recent study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science has revealed the materials and techniques used in the production of writing tablets from the Neo-Assyrian Empire, found in the ruins ...

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

As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time ...

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

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 ...

Ruins coalesced like a blueprint into housing ... all this has ever been excavated,” Abdullah said. “There were 117 Assyrian kings. When these kings died, they were buried here.” ...

As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time between before and after.

World leaders send condolences after Pope's death Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani offered his “unwavering support” on Tuesday for the head of the Baghdad-based Chaldean Catholic Church to ...

Some 2,600 years after his death, the King of Assyria has been the subject of a ... in part thanks to many letters that were also uncovered from the ruins of Nineveh. We know, for example, that ...

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