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 ...

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.