Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ...

Sifting through the tan dirt of northern Iraq, archaeologists looked at the remnants of an ancient empire’s capital city.

Archaeologists uncovered a relief of King Ashurbanipal with Assyrian gods in ancient Nineveh, offering new insight into Mesopotamian art.

Can King Ninus of Assyria from Greek mythology be identified as a historical figure? This article examines the evidence.

Archaeologists from Heidelberg University have made a discovery in Iraq, unearthing fragments of a monumental bas-relief ...

This comparative study not only bridges two ancient military traditions but also calls into question long-standing historical ...

"Among the many relief images of Assyrian palaces we know of, there are no depictions of major deities," states the head of ...

The ancient city of Nineveh, whose ruins lie on the eastern side of the Tigris River within the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in northern ...

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King ...

After the traumatic events at the end of the reign of Sargon II the warrior-image of the Assyrian king changed again from individual heroism to a more sublime form, in which the simple royal presence ...