Photograph of the archæological ruins of ancient Babylon located in modern Iraq.
The remains of this ancient city-state (Babylonia) were uncovered by archæologists (primarily Robert Koldewey) in present-day Iraq between 1900 and 1912.
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"Babylon was excavated between 1899 and 1917 by a German team under Robert Koldewey. Koldewey was a superb excavator, one of the first excavators to learn to excavate the mud brick walls of which classical Babylon was built, and in massive well-funded excavating seasons he uncovered much of the centre of Babylon in its greatest period in the 6th century B.C...." Current Archaeology (18 February 2015)
Extension Activity: Have students research the preservation of ancient Babylon today.
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