Archaeologists uncovered 10 new rock inscriptions at a site in the Kurdistan Region's Duhok province. (Photo: University of Udine)
Posted on 02/04/2020 12:17:17 PM PST by SunkenCiv
A group of Italian archaeologists from the University of Udine in Italy has made significant progress at an ancient site in the Kurdistan Regionís Duhok province.
Il Giornale DellíArte published some photos of the excavation site on Tuesday, describing the recent progress as "extraordinary."
The new discovery includes the uncovering of 10 new rock inscriptions that show "the Assyrian ruler Sargon in the presence of divinity," which date back to 705-720 BC.
The discovery took place along an ancient irrigation canal approximately seven kilometers long in the Faida district, located 20 kilometers south of Duhok.
The joint project, called "Land of Nineveh," began in August 2012 with support from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the University of Udine in Italy.
The group of archaeologists intend to make new discoveries during their excavation campaign in 2020 and apply for the site to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Il Giornale DellíArte said.
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“Drink your Ovaltine”
I was hoping for a Cave Drawing showing a Velociraptor driving a Hummer.
How can they be so certain?
Probably look at airborne or satellite (SPOT images) pictures and see tells that have never been excavated. Just that alone means no discoveries!
typo!!!!
Substitute “new” for “no”!
Well, they can’t make old ones.
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That Sargon dude was really popular......................
Close translation:
When Sargon speaks
The people obey
He is our great king
for many a day.
Burma Shave
Aliens. ...space ships in old artwork. ..
They’re standing on cats?
Cats must have been a lot nicer back then.
I stepped on one of our cats once.
It was like that Tasmanian Devil cartoon.
The cat went up one side of my calf and came down the other.
Scratching and screeching the whole time.
One of the dogs laughed himself silly.
Drawing of the local circus?
Could it be Aliens? Yes...it could.
Well, you are supposed to lift your foot off them. Eventually.
Oh, I tried to call off the fight and go to a neutral corner, but the cat wanted to teach me a lesson or something.
It was a real catastrophe.
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