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 Roman Britain Galleries invite visitors to explore a rich narrative about daily life on the fringes of the Roman Empire.

Soldiers with a Persian prisoner and elephant loaded with loot Ancient Assyrian reliefs, wood engravings, published in 1880 Assyrian reliefs: An Assyrian king in his chariot, in battle (top); Siege of ...

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 ...

This is believed to be the first ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and ...

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History is filled with wars, that’s just a natural part of the human condition. It is in the annals of history that we find ...

Child: The ancient Egyptian civilisation began 5,000 years ago and lasted 3,000 years! It was located along the River Nile in north-east Africa. I better write this down! Oh! I’ve lost my pen.

Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...