Ancient artefacts from Iraq will be displayed at a new exhibition opening in the UK city of Nottingham this week. The “Ancient Iraq: New Discoveries” collection features 80 objects and focuses on two important archaeological sites: Girsu, among the world’s first cities, and Qalatga Darband, which dates back to the mid-second and first centuries BC. The antiquities are part of the British Museum touring exhibition and their display is intended to showcase the museum’s Iraq Scheme, which was originally set up to preserve heritage sites following the rise of the Islamic State extremist group in t…