Stephen Compton, an expert in Near Eastern archaeology, used modern mapping techniques to identify the remains of what he believes to be ancient Assyrian military camps dating back to around 700 B.C.

Military camps used by the Assyrian king Sennacherib, whose exploits of laying siege to Lachish and Jerusalem are detailed in the Hebrew Bible, have finally been identified, a scholar says. At the ...

The Assyrian siege ramp at Lachish is the only surviving physical example of their military prowess in the entire Near East. Now, for the first time, a team of archaeologists has reconstructed how ...

Sennacherib reigned when the Assyrian empire was at its peak and could field armies of 100,000 or more. But he still faced a formidable enemy coalition. To Sennacherib, crushing the revolt in Judah ...

Part of the Assyrian siege ramp used to conquer the Judean city of Lachish was constructed with 3 million stones and is the subject of a new research study. (Professor Yosef Garfinkel) The Spread of ...

An archaeologist's discovery may corroborate parts of an epic biblical story detailing an infamous siege of Jerusalem. In a study published in the journal Near Eastern Archaeology, researcher ...

Researchers from the Hebrew University reconstruct how Assyrian army conquered the ancient Judean city of Lachish 2700 years ago. Israel National News - Arutz Sheva ...

Archaeological evidence at the Lachish site today makes it clear that the Assyrian siege ramp was made of small boulders, weighing about 6.5 kilograms (14.3 pounds) each, Hebrew University said in ...

Stephen Compton, an expert in Near Eastern archaeology, used modern mapping techniques to identify the remains of what he believes to be ancient Assyrian military camps dating back to around 700 B.C.