In war-torn Mosul, archaeologists unearth the largest-known image of the ancient Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. This is the first time an image of a major god has been discovered inside an Assyrian ...

Mesopotamian warfare was waged between rival city-states such as Ur, Lagash and Umma during earlier periods, and later ...

The remains—missed by archaeologists for more than a century—were found in an earth-filled pit in the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal (668-627 BCE) in the ancient city of ...

In a groundbreaking archaeological discovery, a team from Heidelberg University unearthed a massive relief beneath the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, Iraq. The ...

The giant slab, measuring about 5.5m (16ft) long and 3m (10ft) wide, was discovered in the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, located near Mosul.

One site of particular interest was the northern palace built by king Ashurbanipal, who ruled in the 7th century B.C.E and is considered the last great king of Assyria.

2,800-year-old royal tomb discovered near King Midas' home in Turkey In the center of the relief stands Ashurbanipal, the last king of the Assyrian Empire, who ruled from 669 to 631 B.C.

Archaeologists excavating the ruins of an ancient Assyrian king’s throne room in Iraq found a massive 26,000-pound carving, a university said. Photo from Schmitt via Heidelberg University ...

Once attached to the wooden gate of the palace of Assyrian king Shalmaneser III, who ruled between 859 and 824 BC, this decorative piece teems with details — man and horses, boats and chariots.

Stone engravings of deities from the Assyrian Empire have been rare. ... Since 2022, excavations have been underway at a core sector of the North Palace built by King Ashurbanipal.

The giant slab, measuring about 5.5m (16ft) long and 3m (10ft) wide, was discovered in the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, located near Mosul.