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77. Augusta McMahon: Excavations at Nippur

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Augusta talks about the new excavations at Nippur. What are the goals of the new work, and how does she manage the long history of excavations at the site? What are the long term plans for the site? She reveals the first results, including news about the city walls, a huge Neo-Babylonian villa, and a Parthian cemetery. She reflects on how the archaeological situation has changed since she was a student. And she discusses plans for sharing the results of the work.

3:13 why Nippur?
5:26 project goals
8:11 working around previous excavations
12:09 first results
15:39 a Neo-Babylonian villa
19:40 searching for Ur III
22:18 Kassite Nippur
24:06 the dig team
27:14 Neo-Babylonian graves
29:18 challenges
35:19 long term plans
39:11 publication

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Chapters

1. 77. Augusta McMahon: Excavations at Nippur (00:00:00)

2. why Nippur? (00:03:13)

3. project goals (00:05:26)

4. working around previous excavations (00:08:11)

5. first results (00:12:09)

6. a Neo-Babylonian villa (00:15:39)

7. searching for Ur III (00:19:40)

8. Kassite Nippur (00:22:18)

9. the dig team (00:24:06)

10. Neo-Babylonian graves (00:27:14)

11. challenges (00:29:18)

12. long term plans (00:35:19)

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