Discover the powerful national symbols of the USA, including the Stars and Stripes, the Bald Eagle, 'In God We Trust,' and ...

That Urartian cylinder seals began to feature Assyrian symbols is an interesting example of cultural and political dynamics in ancient times. With trade, the exchange of artistic traditions and ...

Cylinder seals from Ur, c. 2450 BC, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, USA In the first article of this series, I provided a brief historical overview of the Neo-Assyrian, Urartian, and Achaemenid empires, ...

Some of the seals examined in the new study date to about 4400 B.C. — more than 1,000 years before the development of writing. "We focused on seal imagery that originated before the invention of ...

The Minnesota State Patrol this week will debut its new logo after state officials retired the old state seal that once was the central image on trooper patches, badges and squad cars.