US returns over 36 antiquities to Syria

The artifacts include “one monumental stone relief” looted from the ancient city of Palmyra in Deir ez-Zor province during the reign of the Islamic State (ISIS) and 14 “extraordinary mosaics looted from a Syrian Roman villa,” the attorney’s office said.

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Over 1,500 artifacts found in Dhi Qar following two-months excavation work

The discoveries included clay tablets that bore inscriptions dating back to different historical periods, as well as artifacts and jars that “document details of the daily life and culture of the inhabitants of Mesopotamia.”

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Iraq recovers 11,000 artifacts over two years

"The current government has succeeded in recovering nearly 11,000 artifacts over the past two years, as part of its serious efforts to restore the entirety of Iraq's cultural heritage," Ali Obaid Shalgham, the board's director, told state media, adding that around 6,000 artifacts have been recovered from Britain alone.

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Iraq announces discovery of largest Assyrian Lamassu in Mosul

The discovery comes amidst the ministry’s ongoing efforts to retrieve and preserve Iraq’s historic artifacts in order to safeguard national history and boost tourism.

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Iraq recovered more than 40,000 artifacts from abroad in past decades

Iraq's culture and tourism ministry has worked "continuously in cooperation with the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our embassies in relevant countries to recover these artifacts," said ministry spokesperson Ahmed al-Aliawi

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Iraq receives Mesopotamian artifacts from Turkey

The Iraqi embassy in Ankara received from Turkey six clay tablets that date back to the Mesopotamian era, with Ambassador Majid al-Lajmawi hailing the ancient relics as "proof of Iraq's pioneering role in humanity’s history, especially in inventing writing and establishing systems of government and administrative organization since early civilizations.”

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Iraqi authorities find ancient artifacts in Dhi Qar

Ancient artifacts found in Iraq's Dhi Qar province. Photo: Dhi Qar Police/Facebook

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Iraq announces return of 'important' stolen artifacts from Switzerland, Japan

According to Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein, valuable pieces were recovered "such as a statue of the Sun God and a number of other antiquities and textile paintings that are centuries old," and that "these antiquities are not just remains, but our heritage that we are proud of."

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Iraq has returned over 10,000 artifacts under current government: Official

Iraqi artifacts have been repeatedly subjected to vandalism and looting throughout history

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