So now the Enigma Squad has to travel the world in order to stop them, coming across various weapons and mutated foes mixing science and the occult, with the occasional SUmerian artifact thrown in ...

Lapis lazuli, valued like gold, has a rich 6,000-year history. Its primary source is Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, where ...

This is a recreation of Queen Shub-Ad's harp, an artifact unearthed early this century from the Sumerian Royal Cemetery at Ur. It is the oldest known example of the true triangular harp, which evolved ...

The famous Standard of Ur, a Sumerian artifact, has lapis lazuli in its detailed mosaic design, showing the stone's prominence in early Mesopotamian culture. In addition to its beauty, lapis ...

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The Erbil Civilization Museum, which houses rare artifacts dating back thousands of years, from the Stone Age to the Sumerian, Assyrian, and Islamic periods, stands as a testament to the historical ...

Despite it being a very well-explored setting, it seems there is at least one more new and novel way to explore World War II ...