Explore the rich history of the ancient spring festivals of the MENA region, including Akitu, Nowruz, and Shamm El-Nessim.

The show found a temporary home at the museum largely thanks to the inspiration and practical endeavor of Oded Halahmy, an 86 ...

At 72, Kazumi Arikawa’s life has been anything but straightforward ... A 5,100-year-old marble pig amulet from Mesopotamia; a ...

A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, shattered into tens of thousands of tiny fragments.

Even the great art historian Adolfo Venturi had to let down his countrymen when he admitted that the form was “regarded as the exclusive property of painters north of the Alps.” That was in 1913, to ...

The result is a harshly critical societal view of play. Activities that you play, instead of simply do, are ousted from the ...

Sumerians: The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest legal codes from this region, establishing laws governing various aspects of daily life, from property rights to family law. Indus Valley ...

Researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient ...