Anthony McNicoll Visiting Lecture: Nineveh on the Tigris

Anthony McNicoll Visiting Lecture Nicolò Marchetti Nineveh on the Tigris: Recent Discoveries by the Iraqi-Italian Archaeological Expedition An integrated strategy of excavations, surface surveys and geophysical prospections is revealing how this enormous (700 hectares) imperial capital was organized by king Sennacherib at the beginning of the 7th century BCE: road networks, ordinary houses, wealthy villas …