Images

An aerial view of Old Sarum, Wiltshire, England. The earthwork fortifications and the foundations of William the Conqueror's (r. 1066-1087 CE) Norman cathedral are still clearly visible today within this Iron Age hill fort.

Castle Rising Castle, Norfolk, England. Originally a mote and bailey castle built by the Normans after 1066 CE, the keep was replaced with stonework in the 12th century CE.

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!