What’s the difference between history and archaeology? According to @profdanhicks, ‘the historian rewrites the past but the archaeologist … intervenes, and in intervening transforms.’ 🦸✨ Read the full letter here: archaeologyuk.org/resource/lette…

Incredible progress in reconstruction of historic Tutunji House in Old Mosul. Team led by Iraqi SBAH Nineveh Dept. (Dir. Khairaldeen A. Nassir). Penn IHSP thanks ALIPH Foundation and US Department of State for funding this effort.

Sad news from Cambridge: Dr Joan Oates died on Friday, 3 Feb. Her contributions to Mesopotamian archaeology were enormous (Choga Mami, Nimrud, Tell al-Rimah, and esp. Tell Brak) and she will be very much missed.

#Mosul We support the rehabilitation of the famous #Tutunji house, and 2 mosques and 2 churches among the oldest and the most beautiful in the old city! Tenacity and dedication! Thank you to #SBAH, the waqf, the churches and Penn Cultural Heritage Center L'Œuvre d'Orient La Guilde Archi.Media Trust

Another day, another stone tool? Is it a weight... is it a plumb bob? Maybe both. Check it out with me! youtu.be/D8EIfWaxs5c

My first time in beautiful #Mosul – Iraq’s second largest city & home of many renowned world-heritage sites. I met w/ #Ninewa Governor al-Jabouri to discuss the progress made to rebuild + what challenges remain. I also spoke w/ local press about my visit & #USIraq360Parternship.

قُمت بزيارة دير مار كوركيس في الموصل. قامت U.S. Embassy Baghdad بتمويل ترميم الكنيسة الرئيسية والمصلى بعد محاولة داعش تدميرها. شكراً للأب سامر صوريشو يوحنا على الجولة في هذا الموقع الذي يعكس كيف يمكن للتعايش أن يتغلب على الكراهية.

In Mosul, I visited Dier Mar Gorgis. U.S. Embassy Baghdad funded the restoration of the main church and chapel after ISIS attempted to destroy it. Thanks to Father Samer Soreshow Yohanna for the tour of this site that represents how coexistence can overcome hate.

A UC Berkeley professor taught with human remains, sparking fury from Native American tribes - NBC News apple.news/A9m1SqFnYTde5x…

استضافت سفارة العراق – واشنطن| Iraqi Embassy in Washington في العاصمة واشنطن بالأمس حفلًا بمناسبة استعادة بعض القطع الأثرية العراقية. شكراً لـ FBI و Guido على جهودهم لإعادة قطعتين أثريتين إلى أصحابها الشرعيين وهم شعب العراق ومتحف بغداد.

Yesterday, سفارة العراق – واشنطن| Iraqi Embassy in Washington hosted an art repatriation ceremony in Washington, D.C. Thank you to the FBI and Guido for their work to return two artifacts to their rightful owners – the people of Iraq and the Baghdad Museum.

2,700-Year-Old Antiquity Repatriated to Iraqi Government fbi.gov/contact-us/fie…

Stolen Art Returned to Iraq fbi.gov/news/stories/s…

This week, the #FBI returned an artifact to the government of Iraq believed to have been stolen during the pillaging of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad 20 years ago. Read more about the recovery and return at: fbi.gov/news/stories/s…

.TARII organized a repatriation event at the سفارة العراق – واشنطن| Iraqi Embassy in Washington at which the FBI returned a 2700 year-old carved Ivory sphinx from Nimrud, & Homeland Security Investigations returned a 3,300 year-old cuneiform tablet from the reign of Babylonian King Kadashman-Tugru.

The spring season of the Nimrud Archaeological Project wrapped up last month. We were busy! ⛏ Together with our colleagues at SBAH, we prioritized cleaning and documenting a western area of the Ishtar Temple that had been targeted by ISIS with an earth mover.

A large stone monument depicting the goddess Ishtar has been unearthed in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud arkeonews.net/a-large-stone-… #Archaeology #archaeohistories #goddsess

Magnificent Tutunji House! It was used by Daesh for munition storage & destroyed in 2017. It is now again the most beautiful historic house of Mosul! Thank you SBAH, Mosul University & Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program. Supported by ALIPH!

Magnifique maison Tutunji ! Utilisée par Daesh pour stocker des munitions et détruite en 2017, elle est à nouveau la plus belle maison historique de Mossoul ! Merci SBAH, Université de Mossoul & Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program. Un projet soutenu par ALIPH !