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In a groundbreaking comparative analysis, historian Murat Kilic from Erzurum Technical University explores striking similarities between the Assyrian victory at the Battle of Waush and the ...

The ancient city is considered to be one of the most important parts of North Mesopotamia, becoming the capital of the Assyrian empire in the late eighth century BC under King Sennacherib.

Excavations in Iraq have unearthed the remains of a massive relief depicting both the last great ruler of the Assyrian empire and two deities. The remains—missed by archaeologists for more than ...

A hand discarding a visa into a trash bin against a world map background. Visa rejection, immigration challenges, or geopolitical issues. Credit: iStockphoto / Lari Bat/Getty Images The migration ...

The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city of Kalkhu (modern city of Nimrud). The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved ...

My mind gets blown every year, and while I cannot take every vertical bow build afield, I spend lots of time behind risers on the range sending carbon. While I've yet to drop the string on a new ...

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.), ...

Relief fragment carved with the image of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh, Iraq ...