Report on the Destruction of the Northwest Palace at Nimrud

Author(s): Michael Danti; Scott Branting; Tate Paulette; Allison Cuneo

Year: 2015

Summary

This report provides a brief introduction to the site of Nimrud and summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the destruction of the Northwest Palace by ISIL following a video released on April 11, 2015.

The report contains aerial images of the site taken from February 26, 2015 (which shows no recent damage) to April 17, 2015 after the events of barrel bomb detonations by ISIL displaying the destruction of the site.

Cite this Record

Report on the Destruction of the Northwest Palace at Nimrud. Michael Danti, Scott Branting, Tate Paulette, Allison Cuneo. 2015 ( tDAR id: 447766) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8447766

Keywords

Material
Lamassu

Site Name
Nimrud

Site Type
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Non-Domestic Structures • Palace • Settlements • Town / City

Investigation Types
Heritage Management

General
Ashurnasirpal II • Sargon II

Geographic Keywords
Calah • Iraq • Kalhu • Mosul, Iraq • Nimrud, Iraq • Ninawa Governorate • Tigris River

Temporal Keywords
Hellenistic Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: 43.292; min lat: 36.08 ; max long: 43.39; max lat: 36.118 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Prepared By(s): American Schools of Oriental Research

File Information

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2015-ASOR-CHI-Nimrud_Report-Special-Report.pdf 6.94mb May 5, 2015 Dec 12, 2018 2:07:50 PM Public