Bulldozing History: Islamic State's Ongoing Onslaught Against Iraq's Cultural Heritage

Photographs taken in July 2001 (above and below) show Iraqi workers cleaning a statue of a winged bull and attending to other areas of an archaeological site in Nimrud.

A stela -- a carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar used for commemorative purposes -- in the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud featuring a relief of an Assyrian king or deity. This and the following photos were taken by RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq in 2012.

A general view of the Nimrud site

The ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud with an Assyrian ziggurat in the background

Portal guardians -- a sphinx with a human head, bull body, and wings