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Archaeologists uncover monumental relief of King Ashurbanipal in ancient city of Nineveh

A team from Heidelberg University excavating in Iraq made a spectacular find: In the throne room of the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal in the ancient city of Nineveh, the archaeologists discovered ...
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Monumental Relief of Last Assyrian Ruler Unearthed in Ancient Nineveh

A team of German archaeologists excavating in the ancient city of Nineveh, located near the modern Iraqi capital of Mosul, have announced an "extraordinary" discovery within the throne room of the ...
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Archaeologists Reveal Ancient Throne Room Relief Depicting King and Gods

Excavations in Iraq have unearthed the remains of a massive relief depicting both the last great ruler of the Assyrian empire and two deities. The remains—missed by archaeologists for more than a ...
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In the Court of Nineveh, Knowledge Was Power

Ancient Assyrian clay tablets held at the British Museum in London. (Alamy) Ashurbanipal is having a moment. Some 2,600 years after his death, the King of Assyria has been the subject of a major ...
UNESCO

Director-General of UNESCO condemns new destructions in the ancient city of Nineveh, Iraq (Mosul)

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, condemns the destruction of the two historic gates of Mesqa and Adad, and parts of the old ramparts of the archaeological site of Nineveh (Mosul). "I ...