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An Archaeologist Lost an Entire Royal Cemetery on a Train Platform
20th Century

An Archaeologist Lost an Entire Royal Cemetery on a Train Platform

In 1912, a British archaeologist dug up an entire royal cemetery in Iraq, then lost it forever on a train platform.

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Early 20th CenturyMesopotamiaArchaeologyBritish EmpireLost ArtifactsSumerian CivilizationLeonard WoolleyIraqVictorian LondonMuseum Collections

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