The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

Researchers uncovered a remarkably preserved network of over 200 ancient irrigation canals in southern Mesopotamia, revealing sophisticated water management techniques used as early as the sixth ...

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) is home to one of the world’s most spectacular collections of art, sculpture, ...

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 ...

A roughly 4,800-year-old royal Mesopotamian cemetery in eastern Turkey appears to complicate existing theories about how some Bronze Age societies shifted from egalitarianism to more rigid class ...

Experts have begun the restoration of the largest inscription of King Darius the Great at Persepolis after years of erosion ...

Paris exhibition unveils Gaza’s 5,000-year-old artifacts, shedding light on the region’s rich history amid the destruction of ...

Damu spa at luxury London hotel The Mandrake opens with world first origin pool and collaboration with Marina Abramovic ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

This theory was based on the idea that by the early Bronze Age, Mesopotamian societies were ruled by kings and organized into social hierarchies. But the new study complicates that idea.

Claremont Art Walk takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the following locations: Ahmad Shariff Art Gallery, 107 ...

Opinion: As spring celebrations unfold, discover how ancient deities can inspire acceptance, resilience, and a profound ...