The Iraqi DNA project has confirmed there's a "good amount" of samples from ancient Nimrud/Kalkhu dated to the Neo-Assyrian period being tested by labs. (https://www.facebook.com/IraqDNAproject)
This is the second confirmed batch of samples from Iraq, the first being Hellenistic period samples from a site to the east of Baghdad.
This is the second confirmed batch of samples from Iraq, the first being Hellenistic period samples from a site to the east of Baghdad.