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In yet another case of destruction of cultural heritage, ISIS has obliterated the 2,900-year-old ziggurat of Nimrud, a 140-foot-high stepped tower comprised of mud bricks, the Times reports. Nimrud, ...

A door sill from the palace of King Adad-Nirari III was likely excavated by Austen Henry Layard . Below: the Ishtar Temple and ziggurat prior to Isis destruction at Nimrud. (Courtesy Michael Danti) ...

The Assyrian temples stood at the heart of one of the world’s first great empires. Built over 3,000 years ago, they were not only centers of worship but also symbols of divine authority and political ...

NIMRUD, Iraq (AP) — Nearly a month into the fight to retake Mosul, government forces pushed Islamic State militants out of nearby Nimrud, home to some of Iraq's richest archaeological treasures. And ...

Children stand on the surrounding wall at Tabira Gate, the entrance to Assur, first capital of the Assyrian empire in present day Shirqat, Iraq. (Emily Garthwaite) On the west bank of the Tigris, less ...

Once the heart of Sumerian civilization, the Great Ziggurat of Ur rose above the Mesopotamian plains 4,000 years ago. Built ...