The Real Shock of Fort Hood Nov 21, 2009
It's not that the massacre occurred. It's that it hadn't occurred before. (Slate)
Recent bomb damage another setback for Iraq Museum Sep 11, 2009
Apart from ancient cities such as Babylon and Ninevah, officials highlighted lesser-known sites such as the Assyrian capital of Ashur in the north and Kifel in the south ... The museum opened briefly early this year to highlight a restored Assyrian gallery, but it remains closed to the public. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Man of the Old World Aug 21, 2009
My father was particularly kind to one of my older classmates, who could never muster the energy to finish his dissertation on the Assyrian concept of time. Laszlo came from a distinguished Hungarian family that had held high positions in the Horthy government. (The American Conservative)
Language curb squeezesSyrian business Aug 20, 2009
Other ethnic groups that use languages such as Armenian and Assyrian have also protested against the decision to require Arabic in businesses ... He asked why Kurds, Armenians and Assyrians were treated as second- or even third-class citizens. (Asia Times Online)
Archaeologists Find Cache Of Tablets In 2,700-year Old Turkish Temple Aug 12, 2009
11, 2009) Excavations led by a University of Toronto archaeologist at the site of a recently discovered temple in southeastern Turkey have uncovered a cache of cuneiform tablets dating back to the Iron Age period between 1200 and 600 BCE. Found in the temple s cella, or holy of holies , the tablets are part of a possible archive that may provide insights into Assyrian imperial aspirations ... The assemblage appears to represent a Neo-Assyrian renovation of an older Neo-Hittite temple complex,... (Science Daily)
Top article: Adding Value To Humanity Aug 1, 2009
The region gave birth to civilisations such as the Assyrian and Babylonian in Iraq, Phoenician and Canaan in Syria and the Pharaonic in Egypt ... The Assyrians mapped out a road network to enable them to transport African ivory, Caspian furs and Indian spices across their empire. (India Times, India)
Travel "Hot" Spots Not Off-Limits Jul 25, 2009
You'll tour the architecture and markets of ancient Assyrian cities, see the Textile Museum and the Civilization Museum. The Site of the Battle of Gaugamela between Alexander the Great of Macedonia and Darius III of Achaemenid Persia, an extensive aqueduct built under the rule of the Assyrian king, Sennacherib and Shanidar Cave, where many Neanderthal remains were excavated are all on the itinerary. (CBS News -- Early Show)
* World News Quick Take Mar 21, 2009
Their itinerary included the Castle of Arbil X a relic of the Ottoman empire in the northern Kurdish region X as well as the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, in Mosul, a dangerous city still crawling with Sunni Arab insurgents. They also visited the al-Askari mosque in Samarra, one of the holiest sites of Shiite Islam, whose devastation in a bomb attack in 2006 unleashed a wave of sectarian violence that brought Iraq to the brink of civil war. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Iraq museum that was looted reopens, far from whole Feb 24, 2009
Inside, in stark contrast, visitors filled 8 of the museum's 26 galleries, engaged in hushed conversations before glass cases displaying ancient pottery and sculptures, cuneiform tablets from Sumerian and Babylonian times, and the stunning 2,700-year-old stone reliefs from the palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II at Khorsabad. (In size and shape, the reliefs eerily recall the blast walls that protect buildings and divide streets in Baghdad. (International Herald Tribune)
Museum looted during fall of Baghdad opens Feb 24, 2009
The museum - which holds artifacts from the Stone Age through the Babylonian, Assyrian and Islamic periods - will be open to the public starting today but only for organized tours at first, officials said ... The most valuable and unique pieces belonging to the collection, including two small winged bulls and statues from the Assyrian and Babylonian periods more than 2,000 years ago, were on display yesterday ... Assyrian wall panels depicting human-headed winged bulls connected two halls. (Boston Globe)
A brief window opens into rarely seen Iraq Museum Feb 23, 2009
New Italian lighting cast a polished glow over the reliefs of Khorsabad lining the walls of the Assyrian gallery. But there are cracks in the ceiling and the museum still lacks security systems, fire alarms, and even an air-conditioning system. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Iraq's treasure trove national museum reopens Feb 23, 2009
The Iraq Museum last year completed the renovation of its Islamic and Assyrian halls, thanks to a one-million-euro (1 ... Its refurbished halls are now home to a host of spectacular ancient treasures including a huge stone slab featuring the Assyrian god of water, Aya ... Apart from looting, which raged among public buildings after Saddam's fall, US tanks blasted a hole in the Assyrian Gate entrance of the National Museum, which generations of Iraqis know from school visits to learn of their... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Art Review | The Art Show: Rewards and clarity in a show of restraint Feb 20, 2009
ne Leroy (1910-2000) and alabaster heads carved in first-century B.C. Arabia by sculptors seemingly exposed to an eclectic mix of Cycladic idols, Assyrian reliefs and who knows what else. Their pale translucence brings out the light and the figures hidden in the Leroys' forceful yet murky surfaces. (International Herald Tribune)
