UNLOCKED: The Great Archaeological Discoveries, pt. 4 -- The Library of Ashurbanipal
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The Extraction of Kuyunjig
Rassam and his team began excavating what they found to be a large palace complex, right where Rassam had expected it to be in the northern end of the mound called Kuyunjig. They first found a large series of state rooms, most of them lined with long elaborate freezes of relief sculptures. And this complex came to be called the Southwest Palace, or eventually once more was learned about it, the Palace of Ashurbanipal.
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