The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

Today, the Assyrians are the descendants of the ancient Assyrian Empire and one of the earliest civilizations emerging in Mesopotamia. Although the Assyrian empire ended in 612 B.C., history is ...

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered evidence of an ancient biblical battle, all thanks to a few broken fragments found ...

Moreover, they are the descendants of the ancient Assyrians- builders of the earliest civilization. Although the Assyrian empire ended in 612 B.C., history is replete with recorded details of the ...

The great stone figures that today grace the Assyrian Gallery of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art were carved more than 2500 years ago for the palaces and temples of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 B.C.), ...

This was the office of Salem Abdullah, archaeological director of the ancient city of Assur, which once thrived on this rock as the capital of the Assyrian Empire. Abdullah, who was raised in a ...

Philadelphia, Pa -- The Penn Museum's latest exhibit, Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq and showcases the rise of the New Assyrian Empire.

She is currently studying cult centers in the Assyrian Empire by focusing on cities that were not also political capitals, such as Arbela and Kilizi. She contributes to Ancient Near Eastern Empires ...

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered evidence of an ancient biblical battle ... at the site following the collapse of the Assyrian Empire," he added. He also said that the Grecian pottery ...