Although only two centuries had passed, Xenophon had no inkling the ruins he encountered were Assyrian. In time, Assyria’s fearful reign receded into myth, and its arrow-like script—known as ...

As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time ...

Many of our practices and behaviours go back four thousand years. For example, the Danish archaeologists found evidence that ...

From sources such as Herodotus and the Assyrian King, Ashurbanipal, we know that Greeks from Anatolia served as mercenaries in the Egyptian army. 'This scenario may be linked to the biblical ...

World leaders send condolences after Pope's death Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani offered his “unwavering ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a reeking, violet-stained factory where crushed sea snails once fueled the elite’s obsession ...

In archaeology, the hills made up of the ruins of successive eras — often ... In that burn layer at Tel Halif, we found Assyrian arrowheads and ballista stones: evidence of the assault that ...

Ruins coalesced like a blueprint into housing ... all this has ever been excavated,” Abdullah said. “There were 117 Assyrian kings. When these kings died, they were buried here.” ...

Archaeological treasures across Gaza have been damaged and destroyed in the war that is once more raging in the Palestinian territory. Some that escaped the devastation went on show at the Arab ...