Clip of a ziggurat in Iraq, as well as some images of artifacts from Mesopotamian times. Open on a shot of a man coming down the steps of a ziggurat in LS, another shot with side view of the same action. Shots of some artifacts from the region, mostly statues of standing figures. Shots of some clay tablets and other carved items. Cuneiform writing appears on some. CU of a purple flower, then some shots of ruins in Babylon. LS of a palm tree, Then two WSs of a lion statue with palm trees in BG.