ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq has retrieved over 40,000 stolen ancient artifacts smuggled outside of the country in the past ...

Iraq's Embassy in Washington celebrated the recovery of a rare, 4,500-year-old Ibex statue. The return highlights the ongoing crisis of artifacts stolen after the 2003 occupation.

This time, conditions were different. Iraq is in the midst of one of its driest years on record in nearly a century, ...

The tombs, near the Mosul Dam reservoir, are believed to be more than 2,300 years old, dating back to the Hellenistic period.

Situated within the ruins of Esarhaddon's throne hall at the Nabi Yunus site in Mosul, part of ancient Nineveh, the colossal ...

Archaeologist Eckart Frahm didn't have much time to determine where the 4,000-year-old clay tablets had come from. Homeland Security officials had given him just 2 1/2 days in a dimly lit New York ...

These wetlands in the southern part of the country were once among the world’s most distinctive landscapes, nurturing an ...

A massive Assyrian winged bull, the largest ever found, was unearthed in Iraq, marking a milestone in Mesopotamian ...

In modern Iraq, the ruins of ancient Babylon have witnessed epochs of historic turmoil. They now face an uncertain future, ...

A discovery in southern Iraq has given us a rare glimpse into the world of ancient bureaucracy. Researchers from the British Museum and Iraq have unearthed over 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals ...

BAGHDAD (AP) – Islamic State extremists at Iraq’s ancient city of Hatra destroyed the archaeological site by smashing sledgehammers into its walls and shooting Kalashnikov assault rifles at priceless ...