The Bronze Age city, which had been swallowed by the Tigris River for centuries; was discovered earlier this year, and experts were able to explore it before the Mosul Dam was refilled.
Archaeologists discovered the remnants of a 3,400-year-old lost city in Mosul, Iraq, complete with a palace and a huge fort; after harsh drought significantly lowered water levels in the country’s largest reservoir, archaeologists reported Monday.
The ancient city of Mosul, which had been swallowed by the Tigris River for centuries; was discovered earlier this year in the Mosul Dam, and researchers raced to excavate it before the dam was refilled.
Last month, in Nevada, dropping water levels in Lake Mead revealed a pair of decades-old skeletal remains; demonstrating how dry conditions exacerbated by climate change are revealing unexpected results.
A team of German and Kurdish archaeologists documented the Iraqi ancient city of Kemune; which is located in the Kurdistan area. According to Ivana Puljiz, a junior professor of Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Freiburg in Germany and a part of the research team; the settlement was likely a significant hub during the Mittani Empire, which lasted from 1550 to 1350 B.C.
