Archaeologists from Heidelberg University have made a discovery in Iraq, unearthing fragments of a monumental bas-relief dating back to the 7th century BCE in the throne room of the North Palace of ...

After 2,700 years, the walls and gates of ancient Nineveh can still be seen near the banks of the Tigris river just opposite the modern city of Mosul in Iraq. In ancient times, it was the capital of ...

The British Museum provides a delightful vacation itinerary in ancient Nineveh.Over the last few months of social distancing, virtual tours have arisen as a popular way to explore historic landmarks ...

Former Iraqi MP Joseph Sliwa provides an update on his campaign urging authorities in Mosul to abandon a road expansion project which has destroyed a section of the ancient Wall of Nineveh. SBS ...

Members of ISIS have destroyed two large gates in Iraq's ancient city of Nineveh, which once served as the capital of the Neo-Assyrian empire. The gates are two of 15 built along the city wall around ...

A carved stone slab standing roughly six feet tall and bearing royal inscriptions from ancient Nineveh has given researchers new material to reconstruct how Neo-Assyrian kings built, marked, and later ...

Archaeologists in northern Iraq, working on the Masaki and Adad gate sites in Mosul that were destroyed by Islamic State in 2016, recently uncovered 2,700-year-old Assyrian reliefs. Featuring battle ...

Nineveh - Mashki Gate. (Omar Siddeeq Yousif) Nineveh was the last capital of the Assyrian Empire, as well as its most populous city. It has even been claimed that Nineveh was the most populated city ...

The Iraqi government has worked to repatriate smuggled artifacts in recent years. The city of Khorsabad, where the lamassu is located, was one of several ancient sites targeted by the Islamic State.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Look through this virtual reality headset and you'll see the wonders of ancient Iraq. Game developers from Mosul have rebuilt ...

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, the archaeologists discovered ...