Preview | Returning to Babylon
Preview: Season 21 Episode 4 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Archaeologists search for Assyrian artifacts that survived the Isis occupation of Mosul.
A moving story of a people reclaiming their cultural heritage after an occupying force tried to erase it. Priceless artifacts from the Assyrian Empire were destroyed during the Isis occupation of Mosul. Now, a team of archaeologists is dedicated to finding pieces that survived. One possible discovery: the location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
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Preview | Returning to Babylon
Preview: Season 21 Episode 4 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
A moving story of a people reclaiming their cultural heritage after an occupying force tried to erase it. Priceless artifacts from the Assyrian Empire were destroyed during the Isis occupation of Mosul. Now, a team of archaeologists is dedicated to finding pieces that survived. One possible discovery: the location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
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The Islamic State set out to destroy Iraq's treasured ancient history.
- We thought that here it would be nothing.
But archaeologists are restoring the past... - We have to give that back to this country, and to the people.
... and making new discoveries.
- It's the first time we find this in an Assyrian palace.
And could they have found the true location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Returning to Babylon.. on Secrets of the Dead.
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New Assyrian Artifact Discovered in Ancient Iraqi Palace
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Clip: S21 Ep4 | 1m 40s | This is the first time archaeologists have found an image of a major god inside an Assyrian palace. (1m 40s)
Rediscovering Assyrian Artifacts in War-Torn Iraq
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Clip: S21 Ep4 | 2m 20s | Iraqi archaeologists attempt to reclaim ancient Assyrian artifacts. (2m 20s)
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