Collapsed structures, human remains, burned layers and concentrated debris suggest a "coordinated and possibly prolonged assault."
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Nimrud's pre-Islamic artefacts were destroyed by jihadists, by Iraqi archaeologists are determited to restore them
Archaeologists have been carefully reassembling bas-reliefs, sculptures and decorated slabs from an ancient Assyrian palace
The 2,800-year-old temple of Nabu, the Mesopotamian god of wisdom and writing, was destroyed by IS jihadists
The Nimrud site was first excavated in the 19th century and won international recognition
A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ancient treasures, sh…