‘1.5 million-year-old’ hand axes, 850 artifacts unearthed in Iraq’s dried-up lake
Interestingly, all the artifacts were found on the surface of the ground, not buried deep in the soil. These artifacts ...
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Iraq’s Ancient Marshes Are Running Out of Time
Water buffalo gently glide through shallow water canals that snake throughout Iraq’s southern Mesopotamian Marshes, their ...
Writing on clay tablets — uncovered in Iraq — reveal hidden history of ancient city
The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze Age to be found in the region, according to a Jan. 14 ...
Italy returns ancient Iraqi artefacts seized from illegal traffickers
Iraq's Ambassador to Italy, Saywan Sabir Mustafa Barzani, with Italian officials, at a ceremony for the return of stolen ...
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Lost Civilization Unveiled: Middle Bronze Age Tablets Reveal Hidden Mesopotamian History
New findings at Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets and monumental ruins, reveal insights into Middle Bronze Age life and ...
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Ancient artifacts unearthed in Iraq shed light on hidden history of Mesopotamia
A significant portion of human development and history may be traced back to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, in and around present-day Iraq. The study of these new tablets could reveal ...
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Writing on clay tablets — uncovered in Iraq — reveal hidden history of ancient city
One of three stone tablets found in northeastern Iraq that may reveal ... of Kurd Qaburstan is the ancient city of regional capital Qabra, but much of the city’s history remains hidden, aside ...
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Writing on clay tablets — uncovered in Iraq — reveal hidden history of ancient city
An ancient game board, building remains and three clay tablets recently discovered by archaeologists in northeastern Iraq provide new ... an associate professor of history at the university ...