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A remarkable story of one of the world’s greatest lost cities in “Returning to Babylon” on SECRETS OF THE DEAD – Oct. 2 at 10 pm


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SECRETS OF THE DEAD

“Returning to Babylon”

Wednesday, October 2 at 10:00 pm

 

Bekas Hasan, of Duhok Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage, Kurdistan Regional Government, stands in front of an animated relief. Credit: Lion Television
Bekas Hasan, of Duhok Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage, Kurdistan Regional Government, stands in front of an animated relief.
Credit: Lion Television

 

A moving story of a people reclaiming their cultural heritage after an occupying force tried to erase it. Priceless artifacts from the Assyrian Empire were destroyed during the Isis occupation of Mosul. Now, a team of archaeologists is dedicated to finding pieces that survived. One possible discovery: the location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.