The ancient city of Nineveh, located near the modern Iraqi city of Mosul, is considered to be one of the most important cities of North Mesopotamia and, under King Sennacherib, became the capital ...

The ancient city of Nineveh, whose ruins lie on the eastern side of the Tigris River within the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in northern ...

05/13/2025 15:50 Spectacular Find in the Ancient City of Nineveh Marietta Fuhrmann-Koch Kommunikation und Marketing Universität Heidelberg. A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq ...

Active from around the 4th millennium B.C., the city reached its peak around the third millennium B.C. Some 40,000 people buzzed around the walled city, working as craftspeople, managers, and priests.

A 19th century illustration showing what Sargon's palace at Dur-Sharrukin may have looked like. A survey at the site has revealed new insights into the ancient city.

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, the archaeologists ...