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Iraq Culture History and Archaeology
Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of Iraq.
Hormuzd Rassam [1826-1910]
Assyriologist Hormuzd Rassam [1826-1910] was born in Mosul, in what is now Iraq.
David Oates [1924-2003]
British archaeologist David Oates spent much of his career excavating in the middle east, most importantly at Nimrud and Tell al-Rimah in Iraq
Gertrude Bell [1868-1926]
English archaeologist and antiquarian; excavated in Turkey, Byzantine monuments in Syria, and at the Abbasid Palace of Ukhaidir
The Spoils of War
The wholesale looting of the National Museum of Iraq om 2004 was not the first time the archaeological heritage of a country has been the victim of devastating wars.