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Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq
The Penn Museum's latest exhibit, Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq and ...
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Preserving Assyria explores the preservation of cultural heritage in post-conflict Iraq
"What makes this exhibit significant," explains, Michael Danti, Director of Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program, "is that our excavations inside of one of the gates of the ancient city of Nineveh ...
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The Rassam Cylinder, a 10-sided prism from the 7th century BC with an inscription describing the reign of Ashurbanipal
It was discovered in 1854 during excavations at the ancient site of Nineveh, located in present-day Mosul, Iraq. The excavations were led by Hormuzd Rassam, an Iraqi archaeologist appointed by the ...
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A Decade After ISIS: ‘Even When They Tried to Erase Us, God Left Us a Reminder of Life’
The scars of ISIS still linger in Iraq, and the threat of extremism has not vanished. But hope has taken root in the ...
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Iraq recovers ancient artefacts from Japan and Switzerland
Iraq has retrieved several stolen archaeological ... flourished between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Ancient cities like Nineveh and Babylon, famous for its Hanging Gardens, were home to ...