Archaeologists unveiled new treasures from the ancient Temple of Ninurta in Nimrud, Iraq shedding light on Assyrian ...

Despite previous excavations led by the English archaeologist Sir Austen Henry Layard and then by British archaeologist Sir ...

The latest findings cast light on the history of a major civilization that is considered to be one of the world's first ...

The ancient Assyrian capital of Dur-Sharrukin King Sargon II had intended the city of Dur-Sharrukin to be the new capital of his empire. It was to be a grand symbol of the Assyrian empire, but the ...

Iraqi forces retook control of the site of ancient Nimrud, and since then, reconstruction efforts have been taking place in ...

A joint team of American and Iraqi archaeologists returned to the ruins of Nimrud, the once-thriving capital city of the ...

In the ninth through seventh centuries BC, the kings of Assyria forged the greatest empire the region had known. Its armies conquered lands from Egypt, the eastern Mediterranean coast, and parts of ...

These statues were believed to offer divine protection and symbolize the strength of the Assyrian empire. However ... The lamassu serves as a powerful symbol of Iraq's ancient past and the ...

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