For over 100 years, archaeologists have been flummoxed by a set of symbols discovered at an ancient temple in Iraq — until now. An expert on Mesopotamia says he has decoded the symbols, revealing a ...

Study of ancient cuneiform cylinders reveals how Nebuchadnezzar II restored Kish’s ziggurat and linked his rule to Babylon’s ...

Nebuchadnezzar II claimed divine inspiration for his restoration work, stating that the gods Zababa and Ishtar motivated him to undertake the project. After completing the renovations, he proclaimed: ...

Archaeologist Eckart Frahm didn't have much time to determine where the 4,000-year-old clay tablets had come from. Homeland Security officials had given him just 2 1/2 days in a dimly lit New York ...

BAGHDAD — An international archaeological mission has uncovered the remnants of what is believed to be a 5,000-year-old restaurant or tavern in the ancient city of Lagash, in present-day southern Iraq ...

The name of this place means “the town or city of Judah,” and it belonged to the Babylonian Empire. Its existence is known ...

A discovery in southern Iraq has given us a rare glimpse into the world of ancient bureaucracy. Researchers from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed over 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — An international archeological mission has uncovered the remnants of what is believed to be a 5,000-year-old restaurant or tavern in the ancient city of Lagash in southern Iraq. The ...

IRBIL, Iraq – The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group’s relentless destruction of ancient cultural sites. For 1,400 ...

A researcher claims to have decoded an ancient set of symbols found in Iraq that have long puzzled experts. Image from the New York Public Library For over 100 years, archaeologists have been ...