In 2013, two local Iraqis handed over two inscribed clay cylinders to the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. Subsequent ...

CRESTONE • Up on a hill on the outskirts of Crestone sits a tower. Situated in the San Luis Valley, the tall yellow spiral contrasts with the stark blue sky. A dirt path leads up the hill to the ...

The ziggurat of Nimrud seen in the upper left-hand corner of satellite images from late August, early October, mid October, and early November (gif by the author from photos courtesy American Schools ...

Uniquely is a Sacramento Bee series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in the Sacramento area so special. When the sun plunges below the horizon in ...

In yet another case of destruction of cultural heritage, ISIS has obliterated the 2,900-year-old ziggurat of Nimrud, a 140-foot-high stepped tower comprised of mud bricks, the Times reports. Nimrud, ...

BAGHDAD - Soldiers from the 16th Engineer Brigade Survey and Design team conducted a site assessment on several buildings at an historic site in Aqar Quf, 20 miles west of Baghdad to assess and verify ...

Two bidders were in a bidding war to buy the Ziggurat building A dramatic auction that started in June has finally come to an end for a 92-acre site that is expected to become a multi-billion-dollar ...

A bidding war has broken out for the eye-catching, pyramid-shaped federal office building in Laguna Niguel. Offers so far have more than doubled the asking price for the mostly vacant Chet Holifield ...