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Under the Old Neighborhood.

Authors :
Glanz, James
Source :
New York Times. 8/23/2005, Vol. 154 Issue 53315, pF1-F3. 2p. 11 Color Photographs, 1 Chart, 1 Map.
Publication Year :
2005

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