Obituary: Geoffrey Turner, one of the foremost authorities on the architecture of the Neo-Assyrian empire, passed away in Brussels on 7 October 2018 after a long illness.

British Institute for the Study of Iraq (BISI) can announce the start of an important initiative to digitise and release online documents relating to the excavation of Nimrud.

Basrah: its history, culture and heritage workshop and conference to celebrate the opening of Basrah Museum

Now that the Iraqi army has regained control of the ancient Assyrian capital city of Nimrud, the scale of the destruction by ISIS has become clear.