The stele has since been moved to the Inspectorate’s headquarters to undergo initial restoration work so that it can be ...

This video shows the ancient archaeological site of Samarra in Saladin Governorate, Iraq, where the remains of palaces, ...

An ancient sculpture from the collection of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is headed back to Iraq, where it was made, but not before yielding vital new information about ancient artists’ ...

A discovery in southern Iraq has given us a rare glimpse into the world of ancient bureaucracy. Researchers from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed over 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Archaeologists working in northern Iraq believe they may have uncovered the remains of an ancient city whose ...

A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a massive agricultural system built by slave labor. Now an international ...

A rare 2,600-year-old Assyrian monument has been found at the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq. The discovery is a major ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural remains, ...

A researcher claims to have decoded an ancient set of symbols found in Iraq that have long puzzled experts. Image from the New York Public Library For over 100 years, archaeologists have been ...

Ruled by Hammurabi, restored by Nebuchadrezzar, conquered by Cyrus—this city in the heart of Mesopotamia was both desired and ...

One of three clay cuneiform tablets discovered at the Middle Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan in northeast Iraq. It was found in a debris-filled corridor in the lower town palace. Early ...