The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city of Kalkhu (modern city of Nimrud). The city of Kalkhu was a capital of the Assyrian Empire for over 150 years until King Sargon moved ...

The ancient city of Ashur is located on the limestone plateau of northern Mesopotamia, perched on a cliff along the western bank of the Tigris River. Founded in the 3rd millennium B.C. along a key ...

As a people, the Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs, who were among the first to embrace Christianity, are already on the endangered list. Without a safe haven in the Nineveh Plains, their ancestral home ...

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In contemporary times, the Akitu festival is celebrated by Assyrian and Chaldean communities ... While the exact foods consumed in antiquity may differ, archaeological evidence and studies of ancient ...

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A recent scroll through TikTok ignited my own "trend spark" and introduced me to what might be the internet's most nautical (and unexpected) aesthetic to date: the fisherman trend. If you've ever ...

Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study, revealing new details about mumification ...

Illustration of a Ancient Mesopotamian religion ,Marduk was a late-generation god from ancient ... Wood engraving, published in 1886. Dagon, the Fish-God, Dur-Sharrukin, Assyria, wood engraving, ...

In contemporary times, the Akitu festival is celebrated by Assyrian and Chaldean ... evidence and studies of ancient Egyptian diets suggest that vegetables, fish, and other seasonal produce ...