In this region, the Iron Age is often associated with megalithic traditions, as iron objects have frequently been discovered alongside stone structures such as ... and records from Assyrian merchants ...

In Assyrian culture, the lion was a symbol of royalty, power, and valor, often seen in art and architecture ... Fragment of an ancient stone statue of Hercules wearing Nemean lion skin. Image by ...

The researcher added that considering the macroscopic differences between the typical Nabataean rock cut architecture-- Assyrian style tombs, Hegra type tombs, etc. -- and the Khazneh, many writers ...

The setting was war-torn northeast Syria. Within the territory controlled by Kurdish fighters was a string of Assyrian Christian farming villages along the Khabur River. These Assyrians had ...

Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C. along a key trade route connecting the Iranian plateau to Central Anatolia, Ashur grew in prominence and became the capital of the Assyrian Empire from the 14th to ...

Ghotmeh recently completed the Hermes Leather Workshop in Louviers, Normandy, which opened in 2023 and features archways made of bricks, the Estonian National Museum in Tartu and Stone Garden ...

Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works ...

Archaeologists Stunned to Find Evidence of a Town Supporting a Biblical Tale of Angels Killing 185,000 Soldiers Biblical ...

The display, hosted by Blvgari at the Art Institute of Chicago, showcases the largest private collection of Imperial Roman ...

My grandmother was Assyrian. She hailed from Iraq, spoke modern Aramaic, and prayed like clockwork each morning before preparing breakfast. My grandmother's story seems unremarkable, but to take ...

Years Ago Assyrians Recorded the Earliest ‘Magic of the Auroras’ While Skygazing on Stone Tablets Humans spent many of their ...