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 ...

Some places carry incredible appeal, yet multiple risks stack up against visiting safely. Here are 12 regions where the ...

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

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

Before Persia became an empire, it was the land of the Elamites. This episode traces Iran’s early civilizations through the ...

Most comprehensive study of the temple complex and its surrounding land and water scapes identifies the earliest period of ...

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 ...

More than two decades later, Congress is on the verge of writing a closing chapter to the war in Iraq.The Senate voted Thursday to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion, ...