Iraq: How taking ancient pottery shards as souvenirs can land tourists a death sentence
Iraq's nascent tourist industry is woefully unprepared for the challenges the country faces to preserve and protect its ancient heritage
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Iraq's nascent tourist industry is woefully unprepared for the challenges the country faces to preserve and protect its ancient heritage
We sometimes think human prehistory was much more peaceful than today. But archaeological evidence suggests otherwise.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani biker and vlogger Abrar Hassan had already traveled to more than 80 countries, at least 12 of them on his motorcycle, by the time he decided this year it was time to pursue possibly his greatest dream — a bike ride to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah pilgrimage. On Feb. 9, Hassan set out from his hometown of Nankana Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab province,
The city of Sanliurfa, previously called Edessa, in the center of the Neolithic Tas Tepeler ring, has a history spanning 12,000 years.
Today, Eridu is often considered to be one of the oldest permanent settlements in Mesopotamia, and perhaps even in the world. The ancient Sumerians also believed that Eridu was the first city in the world and they documented that belief in the Sumerian King List and the Eridu Genesis.