A replica of this gateway now serves as a prime tourist attraction in Iraq, enticing visitors to the historic city of Babylon ...

actually applies archaeomagnetism to refine the dating of the Ishtar Gate, the monumental complex that once welcomed visitors to Babylon, the ancient Mesopotamian capital located near Baghdad ...

Molded and glazed bricks from Babylon’s Ishtar Gate depict the mušhuššu, a mythological dragon-like creature associated with Marduk, Babylon’s chief deity.(© Detroit Institute of Arts ...

This 8th-century miniature, by the Spanish monk Beatus of Liébana, depicts the Bible story of Babylonian King Nebuchadrezzar eating grass as divine punishment. Photograph by Granger Collection ...

NEARLY 500 artefacts from ancient Babylon have been uncovered by archaeologists ... Famous structures include the temple of Marduk and the Ishtar Gate, which still stand to this day.

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 ...

A Wonder to Behold: Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon’s Ishtar Gate Edited by Anastasia Amrhein, Clare Fitzgerald, and Elizabeth Knott An in-depth and beautifully illustrated look at one of ...

A Wonder to Behold: Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon’s Ishtar Gate Edited by Anastasia Amrhein, Clare Fitzgerald, and Elizabeth Knott An in-depth and beautifully illustrated look at one of ...