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A quest to restore cultural heritage in Iraq, one site at a time

Penn archaeologists, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Mosul and Iraq’s State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, seek to undo the terrible destruction ISIS wrought, particularly on targeted minority groups.
group of people surveying destroyed buildings
When restoration on Beit al-Tutunji (above) is complete, it will become a cultural center, housing a local museum with exhibits on what life was like in the early city before total modernization. In 2014, the Islamic State arrived in Mosul and took over the house for its own use. The project is one of three larger efforts underway from Penn’s Mosul Heritage Stabilization Program. (Image: Michael Danti)

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