A wall relief fragment depicting Ashurbanipal between two gods: Ashur and Ishtar. ( Heidelberg University) In May 2025, ...

A team of archaeologists from Bar-Ilan University has achieved what until now seemed like a chimera in the study of ancient ...

An ancient book about Roman emperors has become a modern bestseller, captivating readers with its timeless stories of power ...

The Amarna Letters are not only a testament to the sophisticated diplomatic art of antiquity. Studying ancient diplomatic letters is a way to understand the past, interpret the present, and predict ...

Long before modern astronomy, the Assyrians were already observing the night sky. In this video, we explore an ancient ...

I have often reflected on my journey to Armenia, trying to understand the historical path of an ancient nation across the centuries. My first encounter with Armenian culture came through a television ...

Kolkata: An exhibition marking Indian Museum's 212th Foundation Day, titled ‘Beyond the Land: Markers of India's Riverine and Maritime Heritage', expl.

A fragment of a cuneiform seal that’s now the first direct evidence of official communication between the kingdoms of Judah and Assyria has emerged at an archaeological site in Israel. According to ...

In its time, the Assyrian capital faced waves of invasions and abandonment. Now a small team of archaeologists are protecting it from more modern threats Photographs by Emily Garthwaite Text by Leon ...

A huge stone slab discovered near the Iraqi city of Mosul offers new clues to the major deities of the ancient Assyrians, who ruled one of antiquity’s great empires. Unearthed by a German team at the ...

Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was made ...

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University Sifting ...