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Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

A collection of artefacts collected 2,500 years ago in modern-day Iraq reveal the forgotten world of Mesopotamia, home to ...

Did you know that Iraq holds the distinction of having the most artifacts in the British Museum outside of the UK? These ...

Iraq's buffalo population has dramatically decreased due to severe droughts affecting the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, endangering the livelihoods of many farmers. Factors such as climate change, ...

Selena Wisnom walks the shelves of King Ashurbanipal’s library, revealing what the books tell us about the ideas circulating in 7th-century BC Mesopotamia ...

With the onset of the Syrian uprising, Jaramana faced several aggressions from the ousted regime. However, it stood firm and ...

Every year, between 20 and 30 foreign archaeological teams arrive in the Kurdistan Region to conduct fieldwork and research. ...

A $20 million Chaldean Community Foundation site opening soon in West Bloomfield will provide an immersion in Chaldean ...

From May 12 to October 31, the museum will host "Allspice -- Michael Rakowitz and Ancient Cultures," a collaborative show ...

Archaeologists working at a long-buried city in northern Iraq have unearthed clues that could rewrite part of Mesopotamia’s hidden story. The site, Kurd Qaburstan, sits in the Erbil region and may ...