Archaeology & History | by Merv Islip |
In an astonishing irony, Isis (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)1 has uncovered valuable inscriptions and other antiquities from the Assyrian empire. Iraqi troops advancing on Mosul alerted archaeologists to ancient objects found in tunnels dug under a mound by Isis. Isis has been notorio…
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