A replica of this gateway now serves as a prime tourist attraction in Iraq, enticing visitors to the historic city of Babylon ...
The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. Iraq had been lobbying since 1983 for the 4,000-year-old site to be added to the United Nations ...
actually applies archaeomagnetism to refine the dating of the Ishtar Gate, the monumental complex that once welcomed visitors to Babylon, the ancient Mesopotamian capital located near Baghdad ...
The Mashki Gate was one of the largest ... who have damaged archaeological sites in Iraq. US troops and their allies damaged the ruins of Babylon when the fragile site was used as an army camp ...