How to make perfume in 1230 BCE in the heartland of ancient Assyria. First, you need to mix cane with cleansed water from the palace well of the city of Aššur (pronounced Ashur). Second, you need to pour this mixture into a special vessel before adding...

Thank you to all who attended our Annual February Lecture And a very special thank you to Dr @mshepps.bsky.social for an enriching and enlightening lecture on 'Najaf Above & Below: The Vanishing Old Town & its Subterranean Counterpart You can now watch the lecture here: youtu.be/myvo6ZU-wBY?...

Dr Mary Shepperson on Najaf Above and Below: The Vanishing Old Town and its Subterranean Counterpart

YouTube video by The British Institute for the Study of Iraq

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Historic traditional houses in Basra's Old City

Today is Victory Day in Iraq 🇮🇶 Eight years ago, on 9 December 2017, Iraq stood up to the darkest force imposed upon it and declared victory over ISIS, a terror entity backed and enabled by the West and Israel.