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Mar. 23, 2012
Archaeologists Revisit Iraq
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| One of the first American archaeological teams to work in Iraq in 20 years has recently returned from a dig on the outskirts of Ur. Team leader Elizabeth Stone discusses the team’s findings, and what the artifacts tell us about life in the region thousands of years ago. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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Elizabeth Stone
Archaeologist
Professor, Department of Anthropology
Stony Brook University, The State University of New York
Stony Brook, New York
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