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Five fragments of a wooden writing board from Nimrud (9th-7th centuries BC), in the British Museum. Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum

Neo-Assyrian Writing Boards: The Role of Beeswax, Orpiment, and Carbon Black in 7th Century BC Writing Techniques

13 April 2025

Recent scientific investigations into the writing boards excavated from the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud have shed new light on...

Cuneiform inscriptions on a Kudurru (stone monument), which dates to 797 BCE, found by Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists at Nimrud, Iraq (2024) Credit: Penn Museum

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Archaeologists Discovered Remarkably Preserved Shrines inside the Assyrian Temple of Ninurta, in Nimrud

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Recent archaeological work in Nimrud, led by the Penn Museum in collaboration with Iraqi archaeologists, has uncovered two remarkably well-preserved...

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Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick

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Researchers have successfully extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, uncovering a wealth of information about the plant life...

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A large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar has been unearthed in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud

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Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, working with an Iraqi excavation team, have unearthed a...

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Rare ivory plaques from First Temple Period were discovered in Jerusalem

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An extraordinary find was made in Jerusalem: an assemblage of ivory plaques from the First Temple period, one of only...

Neo-Assyrian Writing Boards: The Role of Beeswax, Orpiment, and Carbon Black in 7th Century BC Writing Techniques

Archaeologists Discovered Remarkably Preserved Shrines inside the Assyrian Temple of Ninurta, in Nimrud

Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick

A large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar has been unearthed in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud

Rare ivory plaques from First Temple Period were discovered in Jerusalem

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