Interesting that the archaeologist is named after the home town of Abraham, Ur.
Also, Nineveh is where the Northern Tribes of Israel were supposedly taken.
I wonder, can this be seen with Google Earth?
Please FREEPMAIL me if you want on or off the
"Gods, Graves, Glyphs" PING list or GGG weekly digest
-- Archaeology/Anthropology/Ancient Cultures/Artifacts/Antiquities, etc.
Gods, Graves, Glyphs (alpha order)
>
BTW, good sites:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/