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                   Chapter Two:                     The Rise of Civilization

 

Mesopotamia (General)-

• British Museum & Mesopotomia: Examines the geography, history, and archaeology of Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria

• Ziggurats of Uruk, Ur, and Babylon: Multiple photographs of 3 major Mesopotamian ziggurats

• Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative: Multi-university program of cuneiform studies with its own Wiki library of information, and a link to blogs about the impact of the Iraq War on Mesopotamian archaeology

Assyria-

• Dur Sharrukin: Oriental Institute of Chicago review of their excavations at Sargon II's palace

• Lamassu: Metropolitan article on lamassi

• Assyrian Art: Highlights from the Oriental Institute of Chicago's collection

Persia-

• The Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies: Home site contains links to articles and new items relating to all periods of ancient Iran, along with a vast collection of images from the Achaemenid, Parthian, and and Sasanian periods

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