Long before many modern states existed, Assyrian served as one of the principal languages of Christianity across Mesopotamia ...

play-rounded-fill Every two weeks, a language dies. Not metaphorically — a living, breathing system of human thought, story, ...

(RNS) — At a time of rising antisemitism, a business chose to casually erase Jewish history in order to sell movie tickets. (RNS) — Remind me once again not to rely on movie theater marquees for my ...

A large stone slab has emerged at the Shamash Gate of Nineveh, the ancient Assyrian capital near modern-day Mosul in northern ...

The Kingdom of Urartu, a once significant ancient civilization nestled in the rugged terrain of the Armenian Highlands, flourished from the 9th to 6th centuries BC. Often overshadowed by its ...

When cultural preservation comes at the expense of speakers’ decisions, sometimes it's O.K. to let a language die.

When a language becomes accessible, it becomes visible. And when it becomes visible, it becomes part of international ...

Every ancient language that has ever been deciphered needed an anchor. Usually that’s a bilingual text, like the Rosetta ...

Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve ...

Students of ancient Greek are diving deeply into everything from "The Iliad" to the Bible.

I was a novice editor, he was an experienced writer, and the first article he turned in revealed a virtuosic command of comma placement. He opened with long, slow clauses; picked up speed with shorter ...