Two decades after US military invasion left it spiraling out of control, a more stable Iraq is beginning to attract ...

The site of Babylon was first identified in the 1800s in what is now Iraq. Later excavations ... 605-561 B.C.). Koldewey’s finds revealed an ancient locus of culture and political power.

The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq had been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the United Nations ...

There are parts of the excavation site that date back to the Sasanian Empire of the 3 rd through 7 th centuries, but a majority of the best-preserved parts of the site are remnants of the Old ...

The Sasanian Empire of the 3 rd through 7 th centuries was a Persian ruling elite that covered Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Egypt and parts of Syria. Babylon was an ancient city in the land that is ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

NEARLY 500 artefacts from ancient Babylon have been uncovered by archaeologists ... which was removed as a result of excavation and natural factors," Iraq's General Authority for Antiquities ...

A major discovery in Iraq’s historic Babylon Governorate is a significant breakthrough in better understanding the evolution of the ancient city. There are parts of the excavation site that date ...

Iraq is home to some of the world's most ancient cities, including Babylon. But years of turmoil have seen many archaeological sites looted and damaged by militants and military action.

Hailing from the venerable city of Abu Habba (modern-day Sippar) in Iraq, this clay tablet ... geographical understanding of ...