As an archaeologist, I understand that the darkened layer left when fire sweeps through a city draws a sharp line in time ...

World leaders send condolences after Pope's death Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani offered his “unwavering ...

We almost always read parshat shemini during the period of tragedy and transition from Passover to Yom Hashoah, and Yom Hazikaron. We often ask ourselves what is the “right” r ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a reeking, violet-stained factory where crushed sea snails once fueled the elite’s obsession ...

Easter is the deepest demonstration of love, sacrifice, and power. It reminds me that absolutely nothing is impossible with ...

In that burn layer at Tel Halif, we found Assyrian arrowheads and ballista stones ... emperor Sennacherib immortalized in stone relief wall panels now displayed in the British Museum.

(Considering that falcons have been zealously collected throughout history by Assyrian rulers ... we move to the incubator room. The walls are lined with elaborate charts tracking in punctilious ...

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A few months ago, I was driving to the Assyrian New Year Festivities with my family. My wife, who is a member of that tribe, was playing a particularly patriotic and militant Assyrian song on the ...

Ancient Syriac manuscript from the private collection of Raad Abdul-Ahed from Dohuk, northern Iraq, as photographed in 2015. (AP/Bram Janssen) For nearly 2,000 years, Near East Christian communities ...