On April 1st, Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Syriacs in Iraq celebrate the "Akitu" festival, marking one of the oldest known ...

We often take written language for granted– whether it’s texting, reading a book, or scrolling through social media, it’s a part of everyday life. But imagine a time when there were no books, no ...

Opinion - When I was a student at Lukanga Adventist Secondary School, I was among the few privileged to deliver the grand ...

In Jordan, a 50km pilgrimage trail follows the path of a 4th-Century nun who journeyed through the Holy Land – centuries ...

Perched on the edge of a river near the city of Siirt, Türkiye, is an archaeological site that offers a chance to completely ...

TOP scientists have finally recreated the face behind a 1,500-year-old “alien skull” discovered more than 50 years ago in ...

In Kaveh Akbar’s haunting poem “ Orchids Are Sprouting from the Floorboards,” the flower becomes a personified presence, ...

I have been writing many articles which look into the darker side of our humanity, and challenging relevant authorities to do ...

Priests, princes, or plenty? The only way to answer these questions is to dig deep, and this is what archaeologists have done for hundreds of years in the tall mounds of built-up mudbrick that are the ...

A new study links the ancient Arabian god Kahl to the Greek hero Hercules, revealing shared warrior imagery and cultural ...

Colleagues at the University of Tübingen and I have discovered that wine was also enjoyed by the common folk, independent of ...