A Jacobin investigation reveals how Iraq’s southern marshes, the birthplace of early civilization, face ruin from environmental and political mismanagement. As the water disappears, so too does ...

Iraq is grappling with one of the worst droughts in its history. Water levels in Turkish dams feeding Iraq’s rivers remain critically low, and this year’s winter rains have failed to provide enough ...

BAGHDAD — An international archaeological mission has uncovered the remnants of what is believed to be a 5,000-year-old restaurant or tavern in the ancient city of Lagash in southern Iraq.

World Writing on clay tablets — uncovered in Iraq — reveal hidden history of ancient city By Natalie Demaree January 16, 2025 6:35 PM ...

BAGHDAD — Archaeologists in northern Iraq last week unearthed 2,700-year-old rock carvings featuring war scenes and trees from the Assyrian Empire, an archaeologist said Wednesday. The carvings on ...

PhillyVoice Staff History Museums Provided Image/Lagash Archaeology Project Penn Museum researchers have uncovered an ancient restaurant and tavern with a 5,000-year-old refrigerator in southern Iraq.

Archaeologists find new evidence of ancient slave labor in southern Iraq by: ABBY SEWELL, Associated Press Posted: Jun 2, 2025 / 08:13 AM CDT Updated: Jun 2, 2025 / 08:13 AM CDT ...

Iraq's shrunken and conflict-scarred Christian community is launching a new television channel as part of efforts to save their dying language, spoken for more than 2,000 years.Syriac, an ancient ...

Their ancient, buried cities, palaces and temples packed with monumental art are scattered across what is now northern Iraq and eastern Syria. Now much of that archaeological wealth is ...

A 5,000-year-old restaurant highlights Iraq’s archaeological renaissance A bridge believed to be about 4,000 years old, in the ancient city-state of Lagash, has been uncovered in southern Iraq.

The country’s ancient sites faced “two waves of destruction,” Jotheri said, the first after harsh international sanctions were imposed following Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait and ...