One hundred twenty-five years ago, on March 26, 1899, German architect and archaeologist Robert Johann Koldewey (1855–1925) began excavating the site of ancient Babylon (about 50 miles south of Baghdad in modern Iraq). Following minor probes by various earlier expeditions, this was the first large-scale excavation of the Babylonian capital. From 1899 to 1917, Koldewey … Continue reading Century Mark: First Major Excavation of Babylon