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Fish-shaped brooches. Gold, silver, with almandine (a precious stone) and glass inlays. c. 500 CE. Bülach. Canton of Zurich. In early Christianity, the fish was used as a secret sign of identification amongst believers. The Greek word...

Modern mud-brick in a wall which was inscribed with Arabic language that mentions the name of Saddam Hussein as the president and protector of the great Iraq, who had re-built Babylon in 1987-1988 CE .” This brick documents the first and...

A close-up view of a partially broken stamped mud-brick. I found the brick on the earth! Babylon, modern-day Bebel Governorate, Iraq.

The Lion of Babylon statue. Basalt. Neo-Babylonian period, reign of king Nebuchadnezzar, 605-562 BCE. Babylon, modern Babel Governorate, Iraq.

General view of the Lion of Babylon statue. The surrounding area and the pedestal underwent a renovation work recently. The statue itself underwent no changes. The work has been completed by now and the ribbon has been removed, thereafter...

Part of the floor adjacent to a wall at the Processional Way was removed and a Sirrush (Mušḫuššu) was uncovered. During the 1980s, former president Saddam Hussein ordered the renovation and reconstruction of the ancient city of Babylon. Workers...

Ninmah Temple appears behind ruins of a low-lying flat building (which is thought to represent an altar). Modern reconstruction, Babylon.

A close-up view of the original cobblestones of the Processional Street at Babylon. Note the black bitumen!

Once you enter the ancient city of Babylon, you will face this. This is the beginning of the Processional Way. The street is surrounded by a fence. The original tiles are still in their places and are covered with bitumen.

‎Gustaf Skarsgård as Floki in the TV series Vikings, in front of a waterfall in Iceland. Photo by Arnaldur Halldórsson - © Arnaldur Halldórsson, 2017 The HISTORY Channel.