ISIS militants in 2014-2015 systematically destroyed ancient Assyrian artifacts in Iraq, including colossal winged bull Lamassu statues from Nimrud and the Mosul Museum, using sledgehammers, ...

For approximately a century, researchers studying the Assyrian Empire's history have relied on the Assyrian King List (AKL) as the definitive record of Assyrian monarchs and their chronology, ...

Imagine, if you will, that an industrious scholar has unearthed credible evidence of a missing monarch in the accepted historical line of succession of the British crown. Another Elizabeth who ruled ...

Bức tượng Lamassu cao 6 mét, tượng trưng cho bảo vệ thiêng liêng trong lịch sử Tân Assyria, mở ra cơ hội nghiên cứu mới về ...

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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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio, USA — Two Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) brothers, Dr. Rabi Hanna and Dr. Gabi Hanna, have been recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business as notable leaders in healthcare ...

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 ...

It commemorates one of the monumental statues destroyed by ISIS in 2015 during the group’s advance through Mosul, Iraq. Μake us preferred on Google Visitors to the Acropolis Museum are now greeted, on ...

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 ...

Rakowitz is a Chicago-based contemporary artist known for exploring heritage, displacement, and reconstruction. His ongoing series The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist (2006–present) recreates ...