Tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria, India and Pakistan.
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A series of fully-illustrated in-depth articles by Kanishk Tharoor and Maryam Maruf.
Revealing the treasures of the Museum of Lost Objects
Cuneiform in the dead Akkadian language, found on a sculpture, has been decoded...
An activist based in Raqqa, Syria describes the horror of everyday life in the city.
Listen to a reading of Akkadian cuneiform, a language that’s been dead for 3000 years