This article was originally published with the title “ Old Civilization—Layard's Nineveh ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 8 No. 41 (June 1853), p. 328 doi:10.1038 ...

2,700 years ago, Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian empire. Researchers from the University of Heildelberg have made a spectacular discovery in the palace of King Assurbanipal. During ...

"Among the many relief images of Assyrian palaces we know of, there are no depictions of major deities," he said. Nineveh established itself as one of the most influential cultural capitals in the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A monumental stone relief depicting King Ashurbanipal, flanked by the deities Ashur and Ishtar, was uncovered in the throne room of Nineveh’s North Palace.