Archaeological excavations in Iraq continue despite security chaos - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Adnan Abu Zeed

Adnan Abu Zeed

Jul 21, 2015

People stand on the steps of the Ziggurat of Ur ruins near Nassiriya, 300 km (186 miles) southeast of Baghdad, January 23, 2014. Ur's palaces and temples lie in ruins, but its hulking Ziggurat still dominates the desert flatlands of what is now southern Iraq, as it has for millennia. British archaeologists are now back in the area despite the insecurity in Iraq that had kept them - and all but the most adventurous tourists - away from one of the world's oldest cities. Picture taken January 23, 2014. To matc — People stand on the steps of the Ziggurat of Ur ruins near Nasiriyah, 300 kilometers (186 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Jan. 23, 2014. Ur's palaces and temples lie in ruins, but its hulking Ziggurat still dominates the desert flatlands of what is now southern Iraq, as it has for millennia. — REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

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