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Fire-preserved artifacts unearthed from King Ashurnasirpal II's temple in Nimrud
During the 2024 excavation season, researchers uncovered two new shrines within the Temple of Ninurta in Nimrud, Iraq, which was devastated by fire around 2,600 years ago. According to ...
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The Tombs of the Assyrian Queens Yaba, Banitu, and Atalia
The Royal Tomb of Nimrud were first discovered in April of 1989 by an expedition of the Iraqi Department of Antiquities and Heritage. The Tomb was located in the North-West Palace of the Ancient city ...
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Iraq steps up efforts to restore lost heritage at ancient Nimrud
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...
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An Ancient City, From Agatha Christie to ISIS
This story appears in the July 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. When British archaeologist Max Mallowan investigated the neo-Assyrian site of Nimrud in northern Iraq, he got help from ...