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The Tall-E Bakun Project

The Tall-E Bakun Project is an ambitious undertaking that aims to revolutionize sustainable energy production in the region. Situated in a picturesque valley surrounded by towering mountains, the project's design seamlessly integrates with the natural landscape while harnessing the power of the elements. One of the key features of the Tall-E Bakun...

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Tell Ahmar Excavations

Til Barsib (also spelled Til Barsip; also called Tell Ahmar) is located along the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, c.100km northeast of Aleppo, Syria. The site (enclosed by a D-shaped fortification wall) is situated on the edge of a terrace, on elevated ground, overlooking the alluvial plain of the Euphrates....

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MESOPOTAMIA Art Gallery

After an extensive study, it became quite certain to us that Native Iraqis (Chaldean/ Syriac & Jews of Iraq) community, are in an indispensable need of such an innovative art gallery such as Mesopotamia (Learning Studio & Art Gallery)....

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Zagarell's Archaeology Page: Bakhtiari Archaeological Finds

Bakhtiari Mountains of Southwest Iran The Bakhtiari project was begun in 1974 and was interrupted in 1978 by the Iranian Revolution. The project focused upon the long-term history (Epi-paleolithic-Bronze Age-Iron Age) and changing patterns of settlement over time. The research has also focused on the long-term adaptations, in an ecological and his...

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Ancient Art: Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, was the fertile river plain where civilization was born and where writing first appeared. Southern Mesopotamia was under the control of a series of kings from 3000 B.C. to the 6th century B.C. In its early history, Mesopotamia was a collection of agricultural city-states. These later ga...

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Carlos Museum - Ancient Near Eastern Art: Introduction

The Near Eastern collections of the Carlos Museum embody the legacy of the ancient Near East from the beginnings of agriculture and writing to the growth of the first cities and empires....

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Near East Section: University of Pennsylvania Museum

Special objects from the exhibition Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur are now on display on the second floor of the Museum near the main Museum Shop. The full exhibition will return to Penn Museum on or after 2012. This is a renowned collection from the Royal Cemetery at Ur (in modern-day Iraq), including a famous gold and lapis lazuli bullhead...

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Nippur, Sacred City of Enlil: Supreme God of Sumer and Akkad

The importance of the Mesopotamian holy city, Nippur (Fig. 1), is reflected even today in the great size of the mound, Nuffar (Fig. 2), located between Baghdad and Basra in southern Iraq. Nippur was one of the longest-lived sites, beginning in the prehistoric Ubaid period (c. 5000 B. C. ) and lasting until about A. D. 800, in the Islamic era...

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Swords, Armor, and Figurines

Swords, armor, and figurines have long been cherished for their historical significance and intricate craftsmanship. Swords are not merely weapons but reflections of the cultures and eras in which they were created. From the elegant katana of Japan to the broadswords of medieval Europe, each blade tells a story of warfare, honor, and skill. Armor...

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Yale Babylonian Collection

Some 5000 years ago, writing developed in the lower valley of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and spread from there to the rest of ancient Mesopotamia, approximately present-day Iraq. The writing, called cuneiform ("wedge-shaped"), spread from there over the entire Near East. The Babylonian Collection houses the largest assemblage of cuneiform ins...

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