Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

U.S.-led coalition aircraft flew overhead as Nicolo Marchetti, a professor of archaeology and art history of the ancient Near East at the University of Bologna, detailed the latest finds. Marchetti is the project director at Karkamış, where the Turkish military let archaeologists resume work in 2011 for the first time since its troops occupied the site about 90 years ago. AP Photo

Karkamış, dating back more than 5,000 years, is close to the Syrian city of Jarablous, which now flies the black banner of the Islamic extremist group. AP Photo

Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

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Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

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Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

“Basically we work 20 meters away from the Islamic State-controlled areas,” Marchetti said, standing at the site, which is guarded by more than 500 Turkish soldiers, tanks and artillery. “Still, we have had no problem at all. ... We work in a military area. It is very well-protected.” AP Photo

Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

Archaeology and war don’t usually mix, yet that’s been the case for years at Karkamış, an ancient city along the Turkey-Syria border where an excavation team announced its newest finds Nov. 15 just meters from territory controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). AP Photo

Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

An undated handout image provided by the Turkish-Italian Archaeological Expedition shows an artifact retrieved from a site outside Karkemish, Turkey, meters away from the Turkey-Syria border and the Syrian city of Jarablous. AP Photo

Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

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Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

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Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

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Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

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Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

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Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

Archaeologists unearthing treasures just meters from ISIL

Karkamış, dating back more than 5,000 years, is close to the Syrian city of Jarablous, which now flies the black banner of the Islamic extremist group. AP Photo

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Archaeology and war don’t usually mix, yet that’s been the case for years at Karkamış, an ancient city along the Turkey-Syria border where an excavation team announced its newest finds Nov. 15 just meters from territory controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). AP Photo

An undated handout image provided by the Turkish-Italian Archaeological Expedition shows an artifact retrieved from a site outside Karkemish, Turkey, meters away from the Turkey-Syria border and the Syrian city of Jarablous. AP Photo

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