The artifacts were excavated from a city dating back to the third millennium B.C.E. by researchers from Iraq and the British ...
Iraq's foreign minister announced on Tuesday the retrieval of various artifacts and textured paintings from Japan and Switzerland. Minister Fuad Hussein, speaking from the Iraqi National Museum in ...
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These items have been returned to their original homeland at the National Museum of Iraq," Obeid added. The head of the antiquities and heritage authority also emphasized that efforts extend beyond ...
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Archaeologists say they've found "the very first material evidence of the very first empire in the world" in 4,000-year-old ...
The Iraq Museum was closed three years ago "because ... The authorities have recovered around a third of some 15,000 artifacts that were looted at the time. Islamic State group jihadists, who ...
"This restoration will enhance the museum's infrastructure, showcase more historical pieces, and attract more visitors with a ...