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Archaeologists Unearth an Ancient Relief Depicting an Assyrian King and Rare Deities

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a massive stone relief depicting important deities and Ashurbanipal, the last great ...
Hyperallergic

Stories of an Assyrian King and What Became of His Empire

Wall relief panel depicting an “urmahlilu” (Lion-Man) (645-640 BCE), a protective spirit, North Palace, Nineveh, in the I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria (unless noted otherwise, ...
CNN

Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia

Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered some extraordinary Assyrian rock carvings dating back around 2,700 years. The discovery was made in Nineveh, east of Mosul, by a joint US-Iraqi ...
AINA

First Immersive Digital Exhibits At The British Museum

The Assyrian reliefs at the British Museum. Exhibition Design by RAA. Immersive exhibits by Journey. Photography courtesy of Journey. (Alberto Romano) Journey, a global design and innovation studio ...
Inverse

2,700 years later, ancient rock carvings reveal the most stunning city in the world

Archaeologists in northern Iraq, working on the Masaki and Adad gate sites in Mosul that were destroyed by Islamic State in 2016, recently uncovered 2,700-year-old Assyrian reliefs. Featuring battle ...
AINA

Ekron Under Assyrian Rule

Overview of olive oil industrial zone, city wall and three-way entry gate at Tel Miqne From Sy Gitin. (Ilan Stulman) Few sites have a more diverse archaeological repertoire than Ekron. Located on the ...