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Ishtar Gate of Babylon: New findings challenge original purpose and timeline
A replica of this gateway now serves as a prime tourist attraction in Iraq, enticing visitors to the historic city of Babylon ...
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The Last King of Babylon
Investigating the reign of Mesopotamia’s mosteccentric ruler ...
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Beautiful Babylon: Jewel of the Ancient World
The splendid city of Babylon, located between the waters of ... the dazzling blue Ishtar Gate, now reconstructed and on display at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. Babylon first rose to prominence ...
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Archaeologists Redate Babylon's Ishtar Gate Using Earth's Magnetic Field
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 ...
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Ancient city of Babylon designated Unesco World Heritage Site
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 ...
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Clare Fitzgerald
A Wonder to Behold: Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon’s Ishtar Gate Edited by Anastasia Amrhein, Clare Fitzgerald, and Elizabeth Knott An in-depth and beautifully illustrated look at one of ...
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Anastasia Amrhein
A Wonder to Behold: Craftsmanship and the Creation of Babylon’s Ishtar Gate Edited by Anastasia Amrhein, Clare Fitzgerald, and Elizabeth Knott An in-depth and beautifully illustrated look at one of ...