BEIRUT (AP) — A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a massive agricultural system built by slave labor. Now an ...

Archealistgists may have finally figured out the origin of a vast network of ridges and canals in Southern Iraq. New evidence suggests that the lines, long thought to be the remains of a large-scale ...

The underlying substance is Sumerian bitumen: a naturally occurring petroleum material (often called an asphalt-like “black goo”) long associated with waterproofing and adhesion, and even with ...

Boston University archeology professor Paul Zimansky will join five professors from three other U.S. universities to create a modernized archaeology program in Iraq, funded by a $4.1 million grant ...

A cleric points to ancient Assyrian rock carvings of animals at the Fayda Archaeological Park in Dohuk, Kurdistan region. Nestled in the Semel district of Duhok province, the Faida Archaeological Park ...