-
2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Stele Discovered at the Sun Gate of Ancient Nineveh
A stone monument has been uncovered at Bab Shamash, the ancient Sun Gate of Nineveh, where people once passed into one of the most powerful cities of the Assyrian world. Iraq’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage announced the discovery during ongoing excavation work in Nineveh Governorate, northern Iraq. The large stone stele has been…
-
Sumer’s 4,000-Year-Old Ziggurat of Ur Is Being Restored as Climate Erosion Eats Into Ancient Iraq
Climate erosion is now threatening the 4,000-year-old Ziggurat of Ur, one of ancient Sumer’s most iconic monuments, as restoration work begins in Iraq’s Dhi Qar province to protect the sacred tower from salt, sand and rising heat. The monument, built around 2100 BC by King Ur-Nammu and dedicated to the moon god Nanna, has survived…