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Under the Old Neighborhood.
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New York Times . 8/23/2005, Vol. 154 Issue 53315, pF1-F3. 2p. 11 Color Photographs, 1 Chart, 1 Map. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Features the Citadel, an ancient city in Erbil, northern Iraq, where layers of civilizations may go back 100 centuries. Background of the settlement which rivals Jericho and other famous towns for the title of the oldest continuously inhabited site in the world; How political turmoil has prevented a fully study of its archaeological treasures; Past peoples that have lived here, including the Sumerians, Persians and Greeks; Comments of Donny George, director of the Baghdad Museum, and of the people who are now living there; Description of the walled city; Timeline on what was happening in northern Iraq in ancient times; Possibility that Erbil could have been the site of one of the earliest villages in the world.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03624331
- Volume :
- 154
- Issue :
- 53315
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New York Times
- Publication Type :
- News
- Accession number :
- 17982218