Secrets of the Dead

Rediscovering Assyrian Artifacts in War-Torn Iraq

More than 2,500 years ago, the Assyrians in Nineveh built the first great empire in human history. Excelling in science, engineering and warfare, they were the beginnings of modern civilization. But Daesh occupied the Iraqi city of Mosul for three years and destroyed many ancient Assyrian treasures. Can archaeologists unearth new discoveries among the wreckage?

Rediscovering Assyrian Artifacts in War-Torn Iraq

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