Rising from the plains of southern Iraq, the Great Ziggurat of Ur was built around 2050 BCE as a sacred link between heaven ...

The short film starring Trinity students and directed by Prof Martin Worthington is available on YouTube with subtitles in ...

The divine procession ls led by Hadad, Mesopotamian god of storms (far right, clutching a trio of lightning bolts); the moon god Sîn; the sun god Šamaš; and Atargatis, the region’s goddess of ...

Students and staff at Trinity College Dublin have produced the world's first film in the ancient - and dead - Sumerian ...

Director and producer Professor Martin Worthington said Sumerian 'is probably the world’s first written language and died out around 2000 BCE' ...

Among the great figures of ancient Mesopotamian stories, Ereshkigal stands out as one of the most powerful and mysterious.

Varli is far from the only woman in her twenties choosing marriage. Many in Södertälje are now prioritizing marriage, ...

Chogha Zanbil was first spotted from a surveillance airplane in 1935. The excavated complex was discovered to be one of the few ziggurats built outside Mesopotamia. The ruins of the ancient Elamite ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

These ruins of the city of Babylon in Iraq date to the Neo-Babylonian Empire (626–539 B.C.). A 22-inch-high basalt stela depicting Babylon’s king Nabonidus (r. 556–539 B.C.) shows him wearing a ...

A study says the Ain Samiya goblet, found in 1970, depicts a moment of cosmic creation, challenging previous scholarly ...

The holidays are the perfect time to bring back nostalgic recipes. These classic Christmas dishes will spark joy and fond ...