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…
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Mesopotamia
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…
28 May 2021
4,000-year-old War Memorial of Banat-Bazi in Syria
Archaeologists have identified a memorial monument built before 2300 BC in the Banat-Bazi region in Syria.…
21 May 2021
The Most Important Works of Achaemenid Persian Metalwork “Oxus Treasure”
The Oxus Treasure is a collection of 180 precious metal objects unearthed on the north bank…