Archaeologists discover nearly 3,000-year-old rock carvings in ancient city in Iraq

[Judi Lynn]

Intricate carvings were discovered in the ancient city of Nineveh.

Posted at 7:25 PM, Nov 04, 2022 and last updated 6:25 PM, Nov 04, 2022

Today, what was the ancient city of Nineveh is marked by two large mounds, Tell Kuyunjiq and Tell Nabī Yūnus “Prophet Jonah."

That is the area where a team of archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania in the U.S. have discovered some intricate rock carvings that are 2,700-years-old, Heritage Daily reports.

The area is just outside of the Iraqi city of Mosul.


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Posted at 7:25 PM, Nov 04, 2022 and last updated 6:25 PM, Nov 04, 2022
Today, what was the ancient city of Nineveh is marked by two large mounds, Tell Kuyunjiq and Tell Nabī Yūnus “Prophet Jonah."

That is the area where a team of archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania in the U.S. have discovered some intricate rock carvings that are 2,700-years-old, Heritage Daily reports.

The area is just outside of the Iraqi city of Mosul.

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Fadhil Mohammed, the head of the restoration works, said his team found eight murals that had inscriptions and drawings along with writings.

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[jeffreyi]

1. Really beautiful reliefs.

I better up my spoon carving game *considerably*.