Emerging from communities on the banks of the Tigris, in present-day Iraq, the Assyrians had conquered Babylon and Egypt and ruled in the Mesopotamian region from around 1300-600 B.C. At the dig ...

What does it take to decipher an extinct writing system? If Joshua Hammer’s new book The Mesopotamian Riddle: An archaeologist, a soldier, a clergyman, and the race to decipher the world’s ...

This is the second part of last week’s story of Vietnam War veteran Charles Hill, who served more than a year with 1st Cavalry Division during the Tet Offensive. This week, the Herald talks with ...

Four brigades of 1st Cavalry Division — Sustainment Brigade, Division Artillery, Air Cavalry Brigade and 1st Brigade Combat Team — deployed along with its headquarters element to the eastern ...

The 1-4 Cavalry Reunion 2025 is proud to announce its upcoming reunion, scheduled for July 25-27, 2025, at the Lexington Marriott City Center in Lexington, Kentucky. This event offers a special ...

China stepped up its intervention efforts to stabilise its financial markets amid steep losses triggered by an all-out tariff war with the US, calling on at least US$1.3 trillion of funds at state ...

With one month left in Q1, there is still room for hope, but so far, consumers are not coming to rescue economic growth as they have so many times in recent years. Despite weaker-than-expected ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

While interhuman relationships may go back to the early years of humanity, there is one ritual known the world over that has a much more recent history: marriage. Evidence suggests that marriage ...