Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian empire. Researchers from the University of Heildelberg have made a spectacular ...

In an archaeological first, German researchers have found a depiction of major Assyrian deities carved onto a relief.

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King ...

The ancient city of Nineveh, whose ruins lie on the eastern side of the Tigris ... and Heritage (SBAH), the medium-term plan is to place the relief in its original location and open it to the public.

Wisnom's book recounts the labours of the excavators who uncovered more than 30,000 clay tablets and fragments in the mound of earth that covered the ancient city of Nineveh (not far from the city of ...

At the end of the 8th century BC the Assyrian King Sennacherib chose Nineveh as his capital and built what he called the 'Palace without Rival', decorating it with finely carved reliefs.

Wisnom’s book recounts the labours of the excavators who uncovered more than 30,000 clay tablets and fragments in the mound of earth that covered the ancient city of Nineveh (not far from the ...

The ancient city of Nineveh, located near the modern Iraqi city of Mosul, is considered to be one of the most important cities of North Mesopotamia and under King Sennacherib became the capital of ...