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douglasiana:

For those who aren’t aware, there’s a free archaeology course that started last week on Coursera! You can still join and get access to the materials, and none of the quiz and assignment deadlines have passed yet.

I didn’t share this before because I wasn’t aware of how cool some of the…

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1938 Rotogravure Ishtar Gate, Babylon

1938 Rotogravure Ishtar Gate, Babylon

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Eridu excavations

Eridu excavations

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urheritage:

A Babylonian infant, buried in a pottery jar. A personal tragedy of nearly four thousand years ago.

urheritage:

A Babylonian infant, buried in a pottery jar. A personal tragedy of nearly four thousand years ago.

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urheritage:

Our security detail takes a hand with the gradiometer survey.

urheritage:

Our security detail takes a hand with the gradiometer survey.

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urheritage:

Getting the grid set up  - the first challenge on any site. We have been promised the loan of a pair of walkie-talkies, which should be a big help.

urheritage:

Getting the grid set up  - the first challenge on any site. We have been promised the loan of a pair of walkie-talkies, which should be a big help.

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urheritage:

Professor Stuart Campbell sets up the gradiometer. Always read the manual first ….

urheritage:

Professor Stuart Campbell sets up the gradiometer. Always read the manual first ….

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Work of the Excavators in Babylon;  One hundred workmen laboured in digging this cut, which is 40 feet deep.  Copyright by Underwood and Underwood, London

Work of the Excavators in Babylon;
One hundred workmen laboured in digging this cut, which is 40 feet deep.
Copyright by Underwood and Underwood, London

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Nippur, Iraq

Nippur, Iraq

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“André Parrot mission. French archaeology digs in Tello, ancient Girsu (Lagash, Iraq), 1931. The Devils’ Gate.”

André Parrot mission. French archaeology digs in Tello, ancient Girsu (Lagash, Iraq), 1931. The Devils’ Gate.”

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