The sarcophagus in the tomb chamber contained hundreds of items including jewelry, vessels, ornaments, seals and other goods. The items displayed Syrian and Phoenician iconography in addition to ...

The setting was war-torn northeast Syria. Within the territory controlled by Kurdish fighters was a string of Assyrian Christian farming villages along the Khabur River. These Assyrians had ...

Philadelphia, Pa -- The Penn Museum's latest exhibit, Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq and showcases the rise of the New Assyrian Empire.

(ACOR) Amman -- Petra's architecture had been under the strong Greco-Roman influence, but other styles were also seen, originating from Assyria. In 1862, the architect Jakob Ignaz Hittorffdrew ...

My grandmother was Assyrian. She hailed from Iraq, spoke modern Aramaic, and prayed like clockwork each morning before preparing breakfast. My grandmother's story seems unremarkable, but to take ...

“A part of actually having jewelry,” one designer said, “is also what you do with it when you’re not wearing it.” By Jessica Bumpus Introducing a jewelry box had “always been a topic ...

Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. It’s a broad term that covers a range of different types of jewelry that are resistant to tarnishing or ...

That effort also translates to the world of jewelry, where pieces can be customized to their A-list wearers, or selected from jewelry maisons’ annual high jewelry collections and archival ...