A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.

In its time, the Assyrian capital faced waves of invasions and abandonment. Now a small team of archaeologists are protecting it from more modern threats Photographs by Emily Garthwaite Text by ...

In this video, I’m forging a Damascus Sickle, a warrior's weapon, out of bearing balls using high carbon bearing steel (52100 ...