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 ...

Following the death of the Assyrian king Sargon II ... ruled by the Biblical figure in 1000 BC An archaeologist claims the ...

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

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

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 ...

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.” ...

In archaeology, the hills made up of the ruins of successive eras — often many yards deep ... In that burn layer at Tel Halif, we found Assyrian arrowheads and ballista stones: evidence of the assault ...

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 ...

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 ...