Ancient City in Iraq unearthed

Ancient City in Iraq unearthed

News: The ruins of a 3,400-year-old lost city have been unearthed in Iraq after extreme drought severely depleted water levels in the country’s largest reservoir.

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• The settlement is thought to be the ancient city of Zakhiku, once a buzzing political center in the region.
• The Bronze Age settlement, long engulfed by the Tigris River, emerged earlier this year in the Mosul Dam.
• The city is located in the Kurdistan region at a site known as Kemune.
• The settlement was likely a key hub during the Mittani Empire, from 1550 to 1350 B.C.
• An earthquake likely destroyed much of the city in around 1350 B.C., but some of its ruins are preserved underneath collapsed walls.