I've got to guess the metal weapons were scavenged, either to build other things or to straighten the arrowheads for reuse.

I have to say that although I understand the inclination to not dive into it with conspiracy theorists, not doing so allows them to infect the minds of people that don’t know better and sow mistrust in science. As someone who has the knowledge to counter conspiracies, you have a responsibility to prevent mistrust from spreading-no one is better qualified to do it, nor would they be able to counter all these points on their own. This is the exact issue with Joe Rogan’s podcast.

breaking bones to get marrow out or breaking nuts, or hitting allie oop when he tries to take your girl.

these figurines show the aliens they were living with , thousands years ago, before the floud, you van find the same in pakistan, iran, and many places; one day, it will be accepted .

thanks ! the floor is so beautiful, ans its all so interesting, im a french amateur researcher, fond od egypte and mesopotamia

I am going to explode out of proud: those are my ancestors

7:00 he said much, not all Still, your point stands. ❤ we appreciate you so much 💟

This is such an interesting subject. I now live in Philadelphia. I hope to run into you some day Would you please inform us of any lectures you give open to the public?

This is where the Catholic Church gets Easter from have nothing to do with either of them

All false gods will fall before the God of Abraham

These sound like precursor to what we know as a capacitor.

I love this video, what saddens me is that locals have less interest in studying cunioform and archeology, all around the Middle East you find Italians, Americans excavating. Just like in Petra now.

Glad to see Milo getting some proper education. If Milo learns from this guy or Daskalos perhaps he might distance himself from the arrogant Dribble/Hoops/Miano types and really flourish as an educator.

Most definitely a pool ball

Thanks, I really appreciate all your videos.

Any reason they couldn't just be dedications, like, you got a king who wants to do something nice, maybe jazz the ceiling up, add some interest, but wants to be remembered for it? Like, this may be the temple of Ishtar but its roof stays up because of men?

I wouldn't mind getting a rub from the hand of Ishtar.

Love John!

Great stuff as always! My first thought was, "Lion paw" but not sure why they would have been covered in bitumen. Also surprised that there aren't more of them knocking about.

Finally! 2025’s Holy Grail War is gonna be peak as all hell.

Could the temple have originally been a Ninurta temple, and for whatever reason got repurposed for an Ishtar temple? Especially given you mention they were part of the same temple complex.

Who here made there way to this channel through Milo Rossi?

Guess humans have been yelling, "get your hands in tge air! Raise the roof!" for a lot longer than I thought.

Be safe!

Maybe the temple of Ishtar just needed some extra hands?

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I was thinking: in the video were you found some pieces of stela re-used as floortile, maybe generations after the temples were built, materials that had lost it's original meaning to the contemporaries, maybe illiterate, wanted to keep the temples from complete disrepair and repurposed building materials were they found them to be needed the most and therefore a supporting hand and stela pieces have ended up in non-contextual placements. We see all over the world valuable materials being repurposed for new buildings because resources are limited or just hard to come by (ex. The Colosseum etc). Or maybe even the repurposing were meant as insults to the god and godess they represented? The simplest solution is usually the correct one, but not always... I am of the firm opinion that earlier archeology and history has had a general tendency to condsider culutres before our own as lesser, therefor simpler and stupider. Both now and then people did stuff because they could and wanted to. Most actions have no deeper meaning, human nature is multifaceted!

The original temple could have been damaged, and pieces of the goddess were moved to another temple for deconsecration, repair, or ritually destroyed. Was there anything else found with it?

Ishtar of assur or ishtar of ninevah ?

who is throwing stones at yu , around 6:10 ?

Thank you for the insight into this artefact and showing us how not only the large structures tell a fascinating story

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Amazing ❤❤❤

Fascinating & informative as always .

Holy crap I've never been this early to a video so glad I found this channel through Milo

Always learning from your videos, Thank You!

Could the fish pendant perhaps be a rendering of the MUL KUN MESH / Anunitum /Zibbātu? Which would cleverly make the cord emblematic of the Tigris / Euphrates (and show that the owner was a Pisces, lol).

if not broken then asymmetrical - employed at an angle, or with the handle in the web of the thumb and fingertips on the blade for control?

What a beautiful, colourful note! Thanks for making this series, very interesting!

I absolutely loved everything about this video and even loved MinMinuteMan's reaction video and how he, at the end, agreed and said yes, you've actually persuaded me.❤ Good faith arguments, made with respect make good discussion, and the joining in the drink, that is community🎉

I know this guy is primarily an archaeologist, but with his breath of study, and that lovely calm voice, I would love to hear him go over the Deep myths and lore about each of these deities as a series❤

I have this coin one piece of 1 DOA Heller of 1907, where can I sell it?

It's not Lilith that was "fake" Babylonian name for Sumerian Innana

Deeper question I feel are needed for context of the terms your mention at the end of this video. What actually are demons or spells as your call them. Do you really think these efforts towards these artifacts was just a hunch or wishfulful thinking as its called I cant see ancient people wasting their time doing something unless they knew it had a purpose or use in reality. Maybe these words we use dont depick the associations ancient people had with them. Perhaps what is called a demon is a more general and subtle happening in nature that we have either misidentified or underwhelmed its importance. Much more to rediscover. Thank you for reading and thank you for sharing your work. Much love.

Symbolic loom weights?

Disposable worker /soldiers bowl provided by the state or fast food?(thinking Indian chai cups) 😊

Absolutely love the comic introduction, thanks for documenting your work 😊all the best from frozen Troon Scotland

man, I wish I was an archeologist

Hope you find the rest, would love to see if it looks like the other Ishtar image or a different cherubim image from that time period.

I remember that specific Calvin and Hobbes strip! Thanks for this, real archaeology involves lots of patience and getting your hands dirty.