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Marble Stele Unearthed in Nineveh

Features July/August 2024

Archaeologists return to Nineveh in northern Iraq, one of the ancient world’s grandest imperial capitals

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(Land of Nineveh Archaeological Project)

Secrets of the Seven Wonders November/December 2025

Mesopotamia, eighth century b.c.

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Relief from Ashurbanipal's palace depicting a garden at Nineveh

© The Trustees of the British Museum

The World's Oldest Writing May/June 2016

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(Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY)

The World's Oldest Writing May/June 2016

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(© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY)