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PMR016K-27 Iraq, Ninevah: although about 6000 years old, it was the beginning of the 6th century BC before the city was chosen as the third capital of Assyria, after Ashur and Nimrud, by Sennacherib. Here, part of the remaining city wall, 12 kilometres long. Most of the movable items are to be found in the world's museums. Keywords: Mesopotamia, archeology, excavations

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Iraq, Ninevah: although about 6000 years old, it was the

beginning of the 6th century BC before the city was chosen as the third capital of Assyria, after Ashur and Nimrud, by Sennacherib. Here, part of the remaining city wall, 12 kilometres long. Most of the movable items are to be found in the world's museums.
Keywords: Mesopotamia, archeology, excavations