A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple have given experts more clues about the ancient metropolis of Eridu.

Studies in ancient technology by Forbes, R. J. (Robert James), 1900-1973. Publication date 1993 Topics Technology -- History, Technology, Technique -- Histoire Publisher Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill ...

History | January 2022. At the Iraqi Site of Assur, Ancient History Stands at Risk of Destruction. In its time, the Assyrian capital faced waves of invasions and abandonment.

We see Indy swinging on cables, dusting off ancient writing, punching enemies, and all that other good stuff that we associate with the heroic archaeologist. Then the text “A New Adventure ...

History, Ancient Publisher Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn and company Collection library_of_congress; americana Contributor The Library of Congress Language English Item Size 1.4G . p. cm Addeddate 2009 ...

An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa. Penny Dale - Journalist. 9 June 2025 at 11:01 am · 7-min read. Link copied. This sacred mask is etched with symbols of Sona, a sophisticated ...

A wooden hunter’s toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia has been making waves on social media. "We've grown up being told that Africans didn't know how to read and write ...

AI analysis of Dead Sea Scroll fragments suggests some of the ancient manuscripts are up to 100 years older than once thought. Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory ...