Mesopotamia 3D
Mesopotamia, often called the cradle of civilization, was in what is now Iraq and Kuwait. Iraqi writer Jawad Bashara, exiled under Saddam Hussein, returns to a nation scarred by ISIS. Amid efforts to digitally restore monuments with 3D technology, Bashara embarks on a perilous journey to rediscover his homeland and humanity's origins.
Mesopotamia, often called the cradle of civilization, was in what is now Iraq and Kuwait. Iraqi writer Jawad Bashara, exiled under Saddam Hussein, returns to a nation scarred by ISIS. Amid efforts to digitally restore monuments with 3D technology, Bashara embarks on a perilous journey to rediscover his homeland and humanity's origins.
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