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PHOTOGRAPH BY ZAID AL-OBEIDI, AFP/GETTY
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Ninevah once was the biggest city in the world—and a center of stunning, rule-breaking art. Then it became a target—first pillaged by Babylonians and, more recently, pummeled by the Islamic State.
But seven awe-inspiring works have been uncovered by archaeologists digging around the ruins of an ancient palace gate destroyed by ISIS in 2016. The gypsum panels (one shown above), found behind a sealed door underground, had not been seen since the palace was sacked 2,634 years ago.
The discovery brings joy to those recovering from the horror of ISIS. There is no way, says one art and archaeological specialist, “that you can erase all that history.”
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