Ancient City Unearthed in Iraq

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Ancient City Unearthed in Iraq Archeologists say a 3,400-year-old city was uncovered in Iraq after extreme drought conditions led to decreased water levels along the Tigris River. #shorts #beautifulplaces #mystery #wonderfulplaces #naturelovers #touristattraction #mindblowing #exploreworld #touristguide #ancientcities German and Kurdish archeologists recently scoured the site at Kemune in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq after it appeared in the waters of the Mosul reservoir early in 2022, according to a press release shared Monday by Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in Germany. The Bronze Age city - which "could be" the ancient city of Zakhiku, per the release - surfaced earlier this year after "large amounts of water" were drawn from the reservoir "to prevent crops from drying out," beginning in December 2021. Due to "the unforeseen event" archaeologists were "under sudden pressure to excavate and document" what they could of the ruins "as quickly as possible before it was resubmerged," the release stated - and what they found was magnificent. TAGS: ancient history　3400-year-old lost city of zakhiku found　archaeology　Lost City　Iraq ancient city　ancient history documentary　ancient cities　ancient civilizations　ancient athens　ancient mesopotamia　ancient world　ancient artifacts　ancient cultures　ancient greece　ancient civilisations　ancient finds

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00:00Large amounts of water were drawn from the reservoir to prevent crops from drying out,

00:04beginning in December 2021. Due to the unforeseen event, archaeologists were under sudden pressure

00:10to excavate and document what they could of the ruins as quickly as possible before it was

00:14resubmerged. Archaeologists uncovered various major sites during excavations between January

00:19and February, including a massive fortification with wall and towers, a monumental, multistory

00:25storage building and an industrial complex. The lost city, which is believed to have existed from

00:301550 to 1350 BC, previously served as an extensive urban complex within the Mittani Empire.

00:37Also among the group's interesting findings were five ceramic vessels with an archive of over 100

00:42cuneiform tablets, experts said. Some of the clay tablets were said to still be sealed into their

00:47clay envelopes. It is close to a miracle that cuneiform tablets made of unfired clay survived

00:52so many decades underwater. Now, the ancient city is completely submerged underwater once again.

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