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

In the heart of the Arabian Peninsula, archaeologists have been uncovering traces of some of the earliest human settlements.

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

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

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

A mysterious clay figurine dating back 7,000 years was recently discovered in the Arabian Gulf — and it bears a striking ...

Controversy over whether it was disrupted by an Aryan invasion may now be discredited, but the debate over Indus ancestry and ...

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

The historic Baron Hotel in Syria's Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a ...

From the ancient heartlands of Europe to the shores of the Mediterranean, archaeologists have unearthed artifacts and ...

A Sumerian palace discovered in Iraq dates back 4,500 years and helps to understand one of the first civilizations in human ...

Archaeologists in Kuwait have discovered a 7,000-year-old clay figurine that resembles modern images of aliens. The discovery ...