Mesopotamia some 6000 years ago, one of the cradle of civilizations and the birthplace of the first writing system. In the fertile valley between the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates the earliest cities ...

Archaeologists have unearthed in Egypt a long-lost Nile city containing homes, factories, and a ceremonial “causeway.” ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience ...

Ancient Egyptian relics 'rewrite everything' we know about historyArchaeologists have unearthed a long-lost Egyptian city that dates back 2,500 years.Located around six miles (10 km) south of Tanis in ...

The new discovery could potentially help scientists solve the puzzle of the Tiwanaku civilization's disappearance.

The Assyrian Empire shaped the ancient world for centuries. At its height, it stretched from the Persian Gulf to Egypt, ...

A stunning 12-ton relief depicting Assyrian deities has been uncovered beneath the ancient palace of King Ashurbanipal.

Heidelberg Nineveh Project began in 2018. Photo: courtesy Aaron Schmitt. However, they didn’t find everything in the ancient city that is today located in Mosul, northern Iraq.

German archaeologists have made a spectacular discovery in Iraq. During excavations in the ancient metropolis of Nineveh, a team from Heidelberg University came across large parts of a monumental ...

Part of the newly discovered relief in the ancient city of Nineveh. Aaron Schmitt Located near the modern city of Mosul, Nineveh was one of the most-important cities of North Mesopotamia, having ...

Nineveh, on the banks of the Tigris River, entered a golden age under Assyrian king Sennacherib, who made the city his capital before dying in 681 B.C.E.