Previously untouched 600BC palace discovered under shrine demolished by Isil in Mosul

Josie Ensor (2017). Previously untouched 600BC palace discovered under shrine demolished by Isil in Mosul. The Telegraph. 28 February.

Title Previously untouched 600BC palace discovered under shrine demolished by Isil in Mosul
Publication Date 28th Feb 2017
Author
Source The Telegraph
Country Iraq
Region West and Central Asia
Art type Antiquities
Subject Destruction
Comments News discoveries in looters trenches. Not quite a bright side, but a point of salvage and forward movement.
Link http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/02/27/previously-untouched-600bc-palace-discovered-shrine-demolished/
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