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A fragment of the 2,600-year-old stone relief from the archaeological site of Nineveh. Image credit: Aaron Schmitt.

2,600-Year-Old Stone Relief Unearthed in Ancient Nineveh

May 13, 2025 by News Staff

The ancient stone relief depicts Ashurbanipal, the ruler of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 699 to 631 BCE, two deities and other figures, according to a...

Sargon II (reigned 722-705 BC), king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and dignitary. Low-relief from a wall of the palace of Sargon II at Dur Sharrukin in Assyria, now Khorsabad in Iraq. Image credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen.

Drought, Population Growth Led to Decline of Neo-Assyrian Empire

Nov 6, 2014 by News Staff

According to a new study published in the journal Climatic Change, the Neo-Assyrian Empire was forced into terminal decline by the combination of two factors...