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Assyrian bones found in Erbil

Total of 9 graves were found which are assumed to be left from the Assyrian period.

March 22, 2017 at 1:33 am | Published in: Iraq, Middle East, News, Videos & Photo Stories

An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government's Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

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An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government’s Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government's Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

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An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government’s Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government's Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

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An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government’s Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government's Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

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An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government’s Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government's Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

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An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government’s Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government's Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

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An archaeologist from Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government’s Erbil Archaeology Department holds a skull found during an excavation work in Erbil, Iraq on March 21, 2017 (Hemn Baban/Anadolu Agency)

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