From a garden at the Holy Sepulchre to new dates for the Dead Sea Scrolls, new research is offering detailed glimpses into ...

By bnm Gulf bureau Heavy rainfall in Iraq has led to the discovery of hundreds of ancient artefacts, including gold pieces and coins, buried for centuries at a historic site near Babylon, 964 Network ...

A group of excavators recently uncovered the first-ever Assyrian inscription found in Jerusalem — shedding light on ancient power struggles described in the Bible. The inscription, which was carved on ...

Lamassu are human-headed, eagle-winged, bulls or lions that once protected cities in Mesopotamia. They were believed to be very powerful creatures, and served both as a clear reminder of the king’s ...

Athens -- Visitors to the Acropolis Museum today were met with a striking new sight on the west side of its outdoor terrace -- a monumental sculpture in the form of a winged bull. On closer inspection ...

In a groundbreaking archaeological discovery, a colossal lamassu statue has been unearthed in Nineveh, Iraq, offering unprecedented insights into the art and history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. A ...

A colossal lamassu, a massive winged bull with a human head, has been unearthed in northern Iraq, marking the discovery of the largest of its kind ever found. Standing approximately six meters (20 ...

A major Iraqi-German archaeological mission has unearthed a second winged bull that adorned the palace of Esarhaddon in Nineveh, Iraq. The find, unveiled by Culture Minister Ahmed Fakak al-Badrani, ...

The main character in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the ancient Uruk king is a likely candidate to have been the biblical king Nimrod. Credits: Kadumago, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Archaeologists in ...

The past holds many secrets. We just need to know where to dig. The Facebook page 'Archaeology World' is an excellent source for everyone interested in what the ancient Greek architects, 18th-century ...

Major Mike Atkinson, who has died aged 67, was a bomb-disposal officer who dealt with more than 1,000 explosive-related incidents in a career which saw him defuse bombs in Northern Ireland, as well as ...