Iraqis lead the preservation of Iraq's heritage Seven marble tablets were found by an Iraqi-led team of archaeologists and heritage experts working at Nineveh's Mashki Gate, one of 18 in the wall ...

then moved the capital to the city of Nineveh, and Khorsabad was abandoned and forgotten for over two millennia. Related: Ancient carvings of Assyrian war scenes revealed on stone gate in Iraq ...

The Beautiful Blue GateThe most famous of the eight gates Nebuchadrezzar II built around ... he actually appears to be describing the walls of Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire.

Rebuilt in the 20th century, the Nergal Gate was originally built in Nineveh in the seventh century B.C. Other monuments erected at the height of the city’s power include the Library of ...

"What makes this exhibit significant," explains, Michael Danti, Director of Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program, "is that our excavations inside of one of the gates of the ancient city of Nineveh ...