The oldest surviving world map, known as the Imago Mundi, offers a fascinating glimpse into ancient Babylonian life. Dating ...

The Babylonian Map of the World, originating from ancient Iraq around the sixth century B.C., is the oldest known map. Depicting a circular world with Babylon at its center and surrounded by water ...

Mapping growing cities with satellite tech like space-based radar helps protect not only the exposed archaeology but also the harder-to-spot remains buried underground, added Agapiou, who is also ...

But Daesh occupied the Iraqi city of Mosul for three years and destroyed many ancient Assyrian treasures. Can archaeologists unearth new discoveries among the wreckage? More than two-and-a-half ...

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An ancient Assyrian artefact stolen from one of the world’s most significant archaeological sites has been returned to Iraq after 22 years of storage by police in London. The British Museum ...