Thursday, September 18, 2008

Has the real Dagger of Ur been found and returned to the Iraq Museum?


This question came up in our study group. Has the real Dagger of Ur been found and returned to the Iraq Museum?--Katy Girl

What a great question. And thankfully, the dagger and sheath were both recovered from an underground bank vault in Baghdad, only slightly mud-covered and worse for the wear.

Here are a few photos of employees of the Iraq Museum during the happy discovery...








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