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After 30-year hiatus, French archaeological mission returns to Iraq

The French excavation mission succeeded in uncovering a network of large water channels, a port, houses and a large temple, as well as clay tablets in the city of Larsa, a capital city in the Babylonian era.

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German archaeologists conduct research at the ancient pre-Islamic Arab site of Al-Hirah, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) south of the Muslim holy city of Najaf, on March 7, 2018. — HAIDAR HAMDANI/AFP via Getty Images

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