Iraq is weeks away from parliamentary elections that will set the country’s course during one of the Middle East’s most ...

Archaeologists in Iraq race to save unfired cuneiform tablets uncovered at Kurd Qaburstan, using urgent conservation to ...

New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about how urban civilization first emerged in ancient Mesopotamia, proposing that ...

The tablets were found within a thick layer of ash from an ancient fire, suggesting they survived a catastrophic event that destroyed part of the city. According to the announcement, the inscribed ...

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Excavations are shedding light on what life was like at the ancient site, which may have once housed hundreds of soldiers at ...

Napoleon: Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general who, after rising to power during the French Revolution, carried out a ...

The origins of Rome have been debated for centuries but one tale has prevailed over the rest: twin brothers Romulus and Remus ...

For this reason, Cyrus became (and remains) a legendary figure in Jewish history, though he was not Jewish himself. He was more likely a devotee of Zoroastrianism, which was fervently embraced by his ...

In Qaraqosh, Iraq's largest Christian town, entire neighborhoods were emptied. ISIS looted homes and burned churches, turning ...

Archaeologists uncovered lamassu statues and bas-reliefs at Tell Nabi Yunus in ancient Nineveh. Credit: Iraqi Ministry of Culture Archaeologists have made remarkable finds at Tell Nabi Yunus, Iraq, a ...