The Acropolis Museum in Athens is launching a thought-provoking exhibition this spring that bridges ancient Mesopotamian ...

Around 2,500 years ago, a princess living in what is now modern-day Iraq collected a number of artefacts, including a statue, ...

The Acropolis Museum in Athens presents *“Allspice – Michael Rakowitz and Ancient Cultures,”* a powerful new exhibition exploring themes of cultural loss, war, and restitution. Running from May 12 to ...

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

A war-torn nation which was once an area of operations where British soldiers served - a war in which 179 of them lost their ...

British anthropologist Dr Paul Warner claims to have found the body of Jesus Christ and the Ark of the Covenant in a hidden ...

Wild Frontiers is giving 12 adventurous tourists the chance to explore a country that the FCDO warns against travelling to.

A newly spotlighted artifact from ancient Mesopotamia is offering a rare window into how one of the world’s earliest ...

The British Museum, renowned for its vast and diverse ... and Anglo-Saxon treasures such as the Sutton Hoo helmet . Home to ancient Mesopotamia, Iraq’s contributions include many key artifacts ...

David Damrosch In November 1872, George Smith was working at the British Museum in a second-floor ... confirmation of a vast flood in ancient Mesopotamia, complete with a Noah-like figure and ...

Spiders, parchment, bone and complex math were among the methods ancient cultures used. What drives this need? Who are the soothsayers in our midst today?