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Archeologists restore ancient Babylon using ancient mudbrick technique

In Iraq’s ancient Babylon, climate change has led to salty groundwater that is corroding some of humanity’s oldest monuments. Archeologists are using low-salt mudbricks made by a local artisan to preserve sites once considered one of the world’s wonders.
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Climate change 'eating away' Iraqi monuments, experts warn

Iraq is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. Dwindling water resources, increasing heat and rising sea levels loom over the lives of Iraqis while threatening to erase the earliest remnants of ancient civilizations.
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