Penn Museum casts new light on ancient Iraq
Friday, October 23, 2009 - 11:49
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A long-term exhibition places the Ur treasures in the historic context of a region known as the "cradle of civilization", and tells the story of their excavation between 1922 and 1934.
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