A research team announced the results of their study at the archaeological site of Dur-Sharrukin, revealing evidence of previously unknown mega-buildings and infrastructure within the square city ...

Sargon II's building project was largely forgotten. In the 1800s, French archaeologists rediscovered the site. Their excavation of Sargon's palace uncovered treasures of Neo-Assyrian art and ...

A photograph shared to social media in March 2025 showed a large, partially buried headless statue alongside excavators. With hooved feet and a winged body, the "massive 2,700-year-old" statue was ...