The Royal City of Susa. Ancient Near Eastern Treasures in the Louvre. Antique and architecture to illustrate food

and architecture to illustrate food traditions and history in Egypt and Sudan from as early as the 4th millennium BC to the 20th century

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allongés sur leurs lits funèbres pour 1'éternité

a paru susceptible d'intéresser l'Homo sapiens sapiens du XXIe siècle

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The Royal City of Susa. Ancient Near Eastern Treasures in the Louvre. Antique and architecture to illustrate foodThe ancient city of Susa (biblical Shushan) lay at the edge of the Iranian plateau, not far from the great cities of Mesopotamia. A strategically located and vital center, Susa absorbed diverse influences and underwent great political fluctuations during the several thousand years of its history. When French archaeologists began to excavate its site in the nineteenth century, the astonishing abundance of finds greatly expanded our understanding of the