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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Ancient palace emerges from drought-hit Iraq reservoir |
| 2019-06-28 |
The discovery of the ruins in the Mosul Dam reservoir on the banks of the Tigris river inspired a spontaneous archeological dig that will improve understanding of the Mittani Empire, one of the least-researched empires of the Ancient Near East, the Kurdish-German team of researchers said in a press release. "The find is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the region in recent decades," said Kurdish archeologist Hasan Ahmed Qasim. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Oh, and, don't even think about filling the reservoir now. Don't care if you need to save the water. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2019-06-28 20:03 |
| #2 Pile of mud covered rocks waiting for ISIS to blow it. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-06-28 13:20 |
| #1 Mosul Dam, formerly known as Saddam Dam, is the largest dam in Iraq. Construction was complete in 1984 and in the spring of 1985, the Mosul Dam began to inundate the Tigris River, filling the reservoir which submerged many archaeological sites in the region. Wikipedia Shocking - Saddam flooded archeological sites. I wonder what the UN said about that? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-06-28 12:09 |