Peter's ongoing effort to preserve Iraq's archeological sites now is a part of the military's diligence in caring for the ancient sites and history of the Iraqi people as U.S. forces withdraw from ...

In Iraq, A Race To Protect ... was believed to be based on a real Babylonian temple tower soaring 300 feet — so high it could be seen in neighboring cities. The site of the ancient city spans ...

Mesopotamia, with its dense network of ancient cities in the fertile plains along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers near the ...

To determine 24 ancient cities discovered in the 21st century, ... In 331 B.C., Alexander the Great is said to have established a fortified city in modern day Iraq called Qalatga Darband.

Dozens of ancient cities, ... Lost city found in Iraq. Archeologists also scrambled to excavate and document a 3,400-year-old city in Northern Iraq on the Tigris River.

Ancient cities typically included massive official structures and were densely occupied for thousands of years, unlike megasites that drew smaller crowds for several hundred years at most, she says.

In the early 20th century, when Iraq was ruled by British mandate, a railway ran through the remains of the ancient city. After the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, military helicopters landed right ...

To determine 24 ancient cities discovered in the 21st century, ... In 331 B.C., Alexander the Great is said to have established a fortified city in modern day Iraq called Qalatga Darband.

A U.S.-funded conservation project is shoring up the brick walls of the ancient city. The hope is that Babylon will qualify for UNESCO World Heritage status.

A U.S.-funded conservation project is shoring up the brick walls of the ancient city. The hope is that Babylon will qualify for UNESCO World Heritage status.