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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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The remains of hundreds of historical sites buried in the sands of Iraq still arouse the interest of international exploration missions, which long suspended their activities amid the country's armed conflicts and poor security situation. But today, such works are being resumed with an eye on solving many of the mysteries buried in about 12,000 sites dating back to different eras.

After a 30-year hiatus, the French archaeological mission resumed its excavation July 23 in Larsa, the capital of the Kingdom of Larsa, the first country to be established in the beginning of the second millennium B.C. The mission previously uncovered a network of large water channels, a bridge, a port, housing units and a large temple, as well as clay tablets dating to the ancient Babylonian era.

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