17 January 2022
Ancient Mesopotamians bred horse-like hybrids
New research finds that Mesopotamians were utilizing hybrids of domesticated donkeys and wild asses to drive…
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Mesopotamia
17 December 2021
Glazed Bricks with Bull and Dragon Motifs Discovered at Persepolis
A team of Iranian and Italian archaeologists recently unearthed some glazed bricks bearing bull and dragon…
28 November 2021
Iraq’s historic Arch of Ctesiphon undergoes restoration work
Iraq's Arch of Ctesiphon, the world's largest brick-built arch, is having restoration work to return it…
9 November 2021
Archaeologists reconstructing how the Assyrian army conquered the ancient Judean city of Lachish 2700 years ago
Archaeologists discovered how King Sennacherib's soldiers constructed the huge siege ramp that enabled them to defeat…
24 October 2021
Archaeologists in Iraq find 2,700-year-old wine press
Stone bas-reliefs carved into the walls of an irrigation canal some nine kilometers (5.5 miles) long,…
17 October 2021
The world’s earliest drawing of a ghost discovered in the British Museum vault
The world's earliest drawing of a ghost has been unearthed in the gloomy vaults of the…
20 August 2021
Chariots in Neo-Assyrian Army
The first data related to the use of vehicles by humans appeared on a clay tablet…
12 August 2021
Iran’s legendary ruined city “Susa”
Ancient Susa is one of the oldest cities in the world. The Elamite, Persian, and Parthian…
20 July 2021
Archaeologists discover a 4,000-year-old ancient city in the Iraqi Dhi Qar region
An astonishing find was made by archaeologists in Iraq's Dhi Qar province, where an ancient settlement…
22 June 2021
Assyrian Art at Getty Villa
The Getty Villa in Malibu, California's arts complex is showcasing superbly-restored gypsum reliefs from the Assyrian…