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Letters reveal forgotten role of Baghdad antiquities dealers in early 20th-century Kish excavations
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to New York, United States. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 16:40 UTC. The headline in use is “Letters reveal forgotten role of Baghdad antiquities dealers in early 20th-century Kish excavations”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Between 1880 and 1912, no official excavations took place at Kish. Yet museums from London and Paris to New York were somehow acquiring brand-new tablets from the legendary old city.
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Letters reveal forgotten role of Baghdad antiquities dealers in early 20th-century Kish excavations
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