From May 12 to October 31, the museum will host "Allspice -- Michael Rakowitz and Ancient Cultures," a collaborative show ...

Today, when one thinks of the origin of sports and athletic competitions, the ancient Greeks often come to mind. Although ...

Relief carvings and elaborate inlay portray ordinary people, kings and, in some instances, the gods and goddesses that were believed to control every aspect of life. In the Mesopotamian world ...

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 ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

A vast library was assembled in Assyria by King Ashurbanipal, who ruled ancient Mesopotamia about 2,700 years ago. The ...

To optimists, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report was a relief: 2030 still seemed enough time for humanity ...

Stay cool with one of these split-type air conditioners, available with Home Credit’s swak sa budget deals! The summer heat is more intense than ever, ...

the high relief vertical lines in the lower pillars, and the relief work in the doorframe on the ground floor. In this June 2020 photograph, an Iraqi woman walks towards the Great Ziggurat temple ...

Bit by bit, the image of Ashurnasirpal II appears on one bas-relief alongside a winged ... was the 2,800-year-old temple of Nabu, the Mesopotamian god of wisdom and writing.