Researchers aim to resurrect the 5,000-year old board game – Royal Game of Ur
Alluding to the ‘fun’ side of history, researchers at the University of Raparin, based in Ranya, Kurdistan, are looking forth to bring a mysterious 5,000-year…
Iraq
Barley beer was in popular consumption in Late Bronze Age Mesopotamia, new study states
Beer was in popular consumption nearly 3,500 years ago in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), a new study has revealed. Published in the Journal of Archaeological Science,…
3,250-year-old Middle Assyrian tablets help uncover the location of the ancient city of Mardaman
Cuneiform tablets, recovered from Bassetki in Iraq, have revealed something that eluded historians for decades: the location of the ancient royal city of Mardaman. Discovered…
Archaeologists uncover 3,250-year old Middle Assyrian tablets in Iraq’s Kurdistan
Back in 2016, we talked about the incredible discovery of a large Bronze Age Mesopotamian city made by the University of Tübingen archaeologists (constituting the…
Neo-Assyrian tomb found in Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan
During their zenith from 10th century BC to 7th century BC, the Assyrians controlled an enormous territory that extended from the borders of Egypt to…
Archaeologists identify a ‘hidden’ ancient Assyrian complex beneath a shrine destroyed by ISIS
When it comes to the scope of recent news coverage, the very word Mosul seems to have an ominous ring to it. But beyond modern-day…
Tel Zurghul in Iraq reveals 3,000-year old ancient temple along with buildings
The Sumerian city-state of Lagash in what is now south-eastern Iraq, boasted one of the oldest settlements in ancient Near-East. And now archaeologists have found…
Ancient Bronze Age city of significant size discovered in northern Iraq
While conflict rages on along the borders of autonomous Kurdistan, history takes its own course in the region laden with ancient Mesopotamian and Syrian legacy….
