Iraqi forces retook control of the site of ancient Nimrud, and since then, reconstruction efforts have been taking place in ...

The latest findings cast light on the history of a major civilization that is considered to be one of the world's first ...

Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.

A lyre in a treasure-laden royal tomb discovered in Mesopotamia is the earliest stringed instrument ever found.

The game, discovered in 1977, includes a decorated wooden board featuring a snake motif, 27 carved pieces, and four uniquely ...

Despite previous excavations led by the English archaeologist Sir Austen Henry Layard and then by British archaeologist Sir ...

has been a year of extraordinary archaeological discoveries that have challenged long-held beliefs about human history.

On Thursday, December 19th, a science and ancient civilizations museum will open at Renaissance Public School Academy.

As the collections of Sir Moses Montefiore and David Solomon Sassoon go under the hammer today, what's the future for rare ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,400-year-old jade seal at Seyitömer Höyük, Turkey. It is the oldest of its kind in Inner ...