As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...

Was the Trojan Horse really a huge statue of a horse, or was it something else entirely? Researchers have differing ideas and ...

least-known hostage crises, which began 10 years ago on Feb. 23, 2015. The setting was war-torn northeast Syria. Within the territory controlled by Kurdish fighters was a string of Assyrian ...

Archaeologists discovered findings that may prove the biblical battle in which King Josiah met his end was indeed a ...

Before the Library of Alexandria there was the Library of Ashurbanipal – an Assyrian king who collected the knowledge of ...

Assyrians, an ethnic group indigenous to the Middle East, also known as Chaldeans or Syriacs, are deserving of all the aid they can receive. They continue to honor ancient Christian traditions in the ...

The Bible has a surprising amount to say regarding the origin of the Minoans. What are its claims, and how does this relate to archaeology?

A fierce rivalry between four scholars ignited a race to crack the world’s oldest writing, unlocking the secrets of Mesopotamia after millennia of silence.

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

A notable recent trend in popular history is the revival of interest in the ancient world. Mary Beard, Tom Holland, Bettany ...