After Assyrian families in Skokie, Niles, Morton Grove and Lincolnwood spent nearly a decade advocating for an Assyrian language program at Niles Township High School District 219, the program, the ...

Dar-shukkin in northern Iraq is a 2,700-year-old settlement from the ancient Assyrian capital of Khorsabad. At this site, archaeologists have conducted an exhaustive magnetic survey using a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As I watched them, I asked myself: How, 2,633 years after the fall of ...

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 monumental Lamassu winged bull statue has been uncovered in Nineveh, Iraq, offering new insights into Assyrian art and history. A colossal lamassu, a massive winged bull with a human head, has been ...

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, ...

At the archaeological site of Tell Nabi Yunus in Nineveh, Iraq, the German mission of the University of Heidelberg has unearthed important remains of the Assyrian military palace dating back to the ...

Researchers have revealed the secrets of the long-forgotten ancient Assyrian capital of Dur-Sharrukin in modern-day Khorsabad, Iraq. Credits: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0, via ...

A recent discovery in Israel may corroborate an epic biblical account of an angel of the Lord wiping out 185,000 Assyrian soldiers, an independent scholar claims. Stephen Compton, an independent ...

Jonah Preaching in Nineveh (Jonah 3), wood engraving, published... Jonah Preaching to the Ninevites (Jonah 3). Wood engraving, published in 1835. Jonah's Return: The Big Fish and Nineveh Jonah's ...