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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 ...
Iraqi News1d
27,000 artifacts returned to Iraqi National Museum
The head of the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage revealed that 27,000 artifacts have been returned to the Iraqi National Museum.
Al-Monitor7y
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 ...
BBC8y
Nimrud: Photos show IS destruction of ancient Iraqi city
Government forces recaptured Nimrud as part of a wider assault on Mosul, the last major IS stronghold in Iraq. Warplanes bombed IS positions in Mosul's airport, on the southern outskirts ...
On This Day: U.S. begins daytime bombing of Berlin in WWII
On March 6, 1944, during World War II, U.S. bombers flying from Britain began the first daytime attacks on Berlin.
National Geographic news4y
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 ...
Berkshire Eagle9y
ISIS-destroyed palace lives on — virtually — at Williams College Museum of Art
Peopled with animated figures, the video gives a feeling of actually walking through the palace built in Nimrud, in northern Iraq, in 650 BCE by King Ashurbanipal II. Earlier this month, Islamic State ...
Al-Monitor5y
Who is responsible for destruction of Iraq's cultural heritage?
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 ...
SBS4y
Meet the Assyrian sculptor restoring ancient artefacts destroyed by ISIS
A stone tablet with cuneiform writing wreaked by the ISIS group at the ancient site of Nimrud, Iraq. Source: AAP When asked to assess the damage made to ancient and cultural sites, Mr Mekhail ...
Morning Star20d
Iraqis drive Isis from old town of Nimrud
IRAQI military forces engaged in the operation to drive Islamic State (Isis) from Mosul confirmed the liberation of the ancient city of Nimrud yesterday ... stories from inside Mosul,” said its Iraq ...
AINA25d
10 Years After ISIS Destruction, Mosul's Heritage Faces New Era of Reconstruction
An ISIS militant uses a power tool to destroy an Assyrian winged bull at the Mosul Museum, Iraq. Ten years ago ... including the ancient city of Nimrud and the Great Mosque of al-Nuri. Yet, despite ...