Place records
A place enters the atlas with a source link. Exact coordinates are not required, but reduced precision must be labeled if the exact location is unresolved.
Tradition vs. evidence
Religious and family traditions can be historically important without being archaeological proof. Dossiers state uncertainty rather than silently converting tradition into fact.
People & families
Only curated relationships are shown. No genealogy is inferred from surnames.
Archive rights
Archive objects show source and rights information. Historical-looking images are not added solely for atmosphere.
Languages
English, Arabic and Hebrew are parallel presentation languages. Proper names and source names may remain in their original form where translation would reduce clarity.
Review status
Each site record now carries a source count, location-confidence label and last-reviewed date. These are editorial metadata, not archaeological certification.
VISUAL SOURCES
Homepage image credits.
Photography used in the brochure interface is credited here. Site-specific heritage photographs retain their source links in the individual records.
Baghdad · Tigris RiverDominique A. Pineiro / Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff · CC BY 2.0Basra · Shatt al-ArabAziz1005 · CC BY-SA 2.5Mosul · Old city viewMuseebfoto · CC BY-SA 3.0Zakho · city and KhaburMoplayer · CC BY-SA 4.0Amedi · mountain townU.S. Army photo by SGT Daniel Nelson · Public domain (U.S.)
REVISION HISTORY