The sun hangs heavy over central Iraq in late afternoon, painting the ruins of Babylon in heat and light. Dust rises from the ground in soft clouds, carrying a faint scent that seems older than time ...
BABYLON, Iraq (AFP) – At ancient Babylon's Ishtar Gate, Iraqi workers labour with a heavy saw, hammers, a chisel and crowbar to break up and remove a concrete slab that is hastening the structure's ...
"This catalogue is published by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University in association with Princeton University Press on the occasion of the exhibition 'A wonder to ...
A U.S.-funded program to restore the ruins of Iraq's ancient city of Babylon is threatened by a dispute among Iraqi officials over whether the priority should be preserving the site or making money ...
Mohaned Ahmed is standing on scaffolding at the ancient site of Babylon, dipping water into a bucket and sponging the bricks around a stone relief showing a dragon with a serpent's head. The image is ...
The Babylonian Empire was one of the richest and most powerful societies in ancient history. Situated along the Euphrates River in modern-day Iraq, the state prospered from its trade with nearby ...
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