Researchers have rediscovered a long-lost Babylonian hymn from 1000 BCE, using artificial intelligence to piece together ...

"This exhibition is about rare and precious Qurans, dating back to the first century of the Hijra, written on parchment, before paper was produced, and the subsequent periods, by the hands of great ...

Compared with the ancient Mesopotamian capital of Babylon 55 miles to the south, Baghdad is a new city. It appeared as a settlement next to the Tigris in pre-Islamic times, at least by 1800 B.C. But ...

A team of researchers has used artificial intelligence to restore a 3,000-year-old Babylonian hymn inscribed on cuneiform ...

History is full of surprises, but some discoveries leave experts scratching their heads. These ancient artifacts defy logic ...

Pope Francis has landed in Iraq for a historic tour of the war-ravaged nation, where he is expected to meet with members of the country's dwindling Christian community and draw attention to their ...

Introduction / William R. Polk -- The illicit trade in looted antiquities / Angela H.M. Schuster -- Smuggling and looting in Iraq / Micah Garen and Marie-Hélène Carleton -- A short history of the Iraq ...

Thousands of years ago, people built things so advanced that even today’s experts can’t explain how. These ancient creations weren’t lucky guesses-they were brilliant, precise, and way ahead of their ...