4 November 2026
A Female Traveler Followed the Trail of Biblical Sites 1,600 Years Ago
Approximately 1,600 years ago, a female traveler who wished to see the places she had read…
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ancient Mesopotamia
25 June 2026
2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Stele Discovered at Nineveh’s Ancient Sun Gate
Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered a large Assyrian stone stele at Bab Shamash, one of…
21 April 2026
4,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablets Reveal Ancient Magic Rituals from Syria’s Lost Temple Archive
A newly analyzed collection of over 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablets is shedding fresh light on how ancient…
31 January 2026
Archaeologists Rediscover Alexandria on the Tigris, a Lost City Founded by Alexander the Great
For centuries, one of the most important cities of the ancient world lay hidden beneath dust,…
6 January 2026
Clay Cylinders of the Builder-King of the Neo-Babylonian World Reveal the Restoration of the Kish Ziggurat
Two inscribed clay cylinders discovered at the ancient city of Kish in Iraq have shed new…
2 July 2025
From Türkiye to Iraq: Returning 6,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablets That Unlock Ancient Mesopotamia
Türkiye has made a significant contribution to cultural diplomacy and historical justice by returning six ancient…
15 May 2025
Archaeologists Unearth Monumental Relief Depicting Assyrian King and Major Deities in Ancient Nineveh
A team of archaeologists from Heidelberg University has made an extraordinary discovery in the ancient city…
19 December 2024
KIŠIB: A Digital Archive From 80,000 Mesopotamian Seals is Being Created
Over the next 16 years, a research team from the Institute for Near Eastern Archaeology at…
1 February 2024
New Archaeological Discoveries in Abu Dhabi shed light on Umm an-Nar Bronze Age culture (2700-2000 BCE)
New findings demonstrate the resilience and inventiveness of local Bronze Age societies (Umm an-Nar Bronze Age…
28 December 2023
Queen Kubaba: Some 4,500 years ago, a woman rose to power and reigned over one of the largest civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
Is it possible to say who was the first queen in history? Given the size and…