For over 100 years, archaeologists have been flummoxed by a set of symbols discovered at an ancient temple in Iraq — until now. An expert on Mesopotamia says he has decoded the symbols, revealing a ...

In a video published in early May, Reuters revealed that the Iraqi government had announced an initial budget of $382,000 to ...

Ancient tombs (40 of them to be exact) have been discovered by archaeologists in Iraq due to a drought hitting the country. As a result of the water levels in Iraq's largest reservoir dwindling, the ...

One of three clay cuneiform tablets discovered at the Middle Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan in northeast Iraq. It was found in a debris-filled corridor in the lower town palace. Early ...

Soar over Erbil (Hewlêr), the ancient capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a city that radiates outward from its 6,000-year-old heart. The drone captures the towering yellow-brick walls of the ...

The 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned to Iraq contains text in cuneiform, the Babylonian alphabet — Murtaja LATEEF Iraq unveiled on Sunday a 2,800-year-old stone tablet returned by Italy, as the ...

BAGHDAD, July 11 (Reuters) - When Jacob Nemec's family heard he was planning to go on holiday in Iraq, they pleaded with the 28-year-old American to reconsider. "I got a text from my grandma for the ...

ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - High on a rocky outcrop, just 50 miles from the fighting that is wrecking historic sites across Iraq, workers are busy laying out floor tiles, determined to save at least one ...

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A researcher claims to have decoded an ancient set of symbols found in Iraq that have long puzzled experts. Image from the New York Public Library For over 100 years, archaeologists have been ...