A research team announced the results of their study at the archaeological site of Dur-Sharrukin, revealing evidence of ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a stunning 2,700-year-old sculpture in Iraq, uncovering new details about the ancient Assyrian civilization. The incredible find, a lamassu-a mythical creature with the ...

Youbert Lazar, a skilled calligrapher, was born in Iran. His passion for Persian calligraphy emerged at the age of 12, ...

An exhibition at Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts emphasizes the stories and rituals surrounding religious artworks and objects.

Around 700 BC, the Neo-Assyrian emperor Sargon II began building a new capital city, named after himself, in the desert of ...

Art is a space where conversations collide in Maryam Yousif’s whimsical, cheeky and thoughtful three-dimensional ...

The findings will be presented on Monday, 9 December at AGU's 2024 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., where more than 28,000 ...

In a new cookbook, Assyrian recipes are collected that have been passed down orally for centuries. Lilah speak to the mother ...

Cylinder seals from Ur, c. 2450 BC, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, USA In the first article of this series, I provided a brief historical overview of the Neo-Assyrian, Urartian, and Achaemenid empires, ...

The New Arab revisits the ancient cities of the Middle East, highlighting the destruction caused by war, looting, and neglect ...

Chaldean Catholic patriarch urges unity among divided churches of the East, highlighting shared faith, heritage, and ...

Whether for monetary gain or thrill alone, history’s art forgers have fabricated lost pieces, made exacting copies of originals, and imagined whole new visions in the style of famed creators.