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Do You Think He Saur Us?

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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The Ishtar Gate

The Ishtar gate was excavated in 575 BC at the Old City of Babylon. The German archaeologist Robert Kaldwey had excavated a great gate of brilliantly glazed blue brick, 50 feet high. Iraq has repeatedly argued that it belongs to them and should be returned by Germany.

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