The earliest aerial photograph of Jerusalem (lower left) with an oval fortification visible on a hill in the upper right. (Library of Congress) A peer-reviewed paper in the prestigious journal Near ...

Assyria stands out in history as the fountainhead of empire. It was perhaps the first state to subdue the bulk of its world, extending in every direction until its frontiers consisted almost entirely ...

Try your hand at cuneiform, dab some color with polychromy, or explore symbolic meanings. A timeline of the reliefs puts it all into context, and activity booklets are geared for both middle and high ...

A team of German archaeologists excavating in the ancient city of Nineveh, located near the modern Iraqi capital of Mosul, have announced an "extraordinary" discovery within the throne room of the ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi soldiers began painstaking work on Monday to secure the remains of the 3,000-year-old city of Nimrud, a day after driving out Islamic State militants who overran and ...

In his new book “Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire” (Basic Books), Yale professor Eckart Frahm offers a comprehensive history of the ancient civilization (circa 2025 BCE to 609 ...

Yale historian Frahm (coeditor, Ancient Mesopotamia Speaks) delivers a comprehensive and accessible look at the rise, fall, and historical impact of the Assyrian Empire. From its beginnings at the ...