Archaeologists Scramble To Investigate 3,400-Year-Old City Emerging From Tigris River In Iraq Before It Is Submerged Again

The archaeological site of Kemune in the dried-up area of the Mosul reservoir.
Note: Licensed photo(Universities of Freiburg and Tubingen, KAO/Newsflash). The archaeological site of Kemune in the dried-up area of the Mosul reservoir. Note: Licensed photo(Universities of Freiburg and Tubingen, KAO/Newsflash).
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31 May 2022
A team of archaeologists had to scramble to investigate a 3400-year-old city before it was submerged again after it emerged from the Tigris River in Iraq due to drought. Their fast reaction allowed them to discover over 100 ancient clay tablets, with one researcher labelling the discovery...