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Italian mission discovers archaeological site containing the remains of an administrative building and tablets dating back to the Assyrian era, in east of Nineveh governorate, according to the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage (SBAH).

A review of the archaeological evidence regarding the date of camel domestication, supporting the Biblical references to the camels of the Patriarchs.

The gallery boasts nearly 400 artifacts from the East Mediterranean, with details on a few pieces shown here, giving a glimpse into the region’s deep history.

A local Baton Rouge resident in Louisana recently unearthed a historical artefact when traversing through the shallow waters of the Mississippi river.  Reportedly, the resident named Patrick Ford found a wreck of a 19th-century ship lying at the seabed of the river which has shrunk to record levels due to severe drought across the US Midwest.

Extreme drought in Iraq has given German and Kurdish archaeologists the unique chance to examine an ancient Bronze Age city that was hidden beneath the water of a reservoir for decades. Experts believe the ruins could be those of the ancient city of Zachiku. It was a race against the clock to complete work before the city was once again covered by the reservoir's rising water

The Assyrians are well known for their vast ancient empire in the Middle East; ancient cities, such as Nimrud and Nineveh; and their fierce invasions, including into the Kingdom of Judah and Egypt.

Kurdish and German archaeologists in early 2022 explored the remains of a 3,400-year-old-city that emerged from the depths ...

A sprawling 3,400-year-old city emerged in Iraq after a reservoirs water level swiftly dropped due to extreme drought.

A sprawling 3,400-year-old city emerged in Iraq after a reservoirs water level swiftly dropped due to extreme drought.

(CNN) — A sprawling 3,400-year-old city emerged in Iraq after a reservoir’s water level swiftly dropped due to extreme drought. Kurdish and German archaeologists excavated the settlement in the Mosul reservoir, along the Tigris River in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, in January and February. The project was in partnership with the Directorate of […]