Last week, archaeologists in northern Iraq discovered 2700-year-old stone inscriptions for battle scenes and Assyrian Empire trees.
The writings were found on marble panels by a team of specialists in Mosul, who are now trying to rebuild the Al-Masaki Gate area that ISIS overran in 2016.
Fadel Mohamed, director of the restoration business, said that the team was surprised by the discovery of “8 mural sculptures with inscriptions, decorations and writings.
One of Nineveh’s largest gates, an ancient Assyrian metropolis in this part of Mesopotamia’s history, was Al-gate. Masaki’s
In the sculptures that have been found, a combatant is getting ready to shoot an arrow, while on other sculptures, palm trees can be seen.
“The writings show that these murals were built or made during the reign of King Sennacherib,” Muhammad added, referring to the king of the new Assyrian Empire, who ruled from 705 to 681 BC.
Invading broad swaths of Syria and Iraq in 2014, ISIS began a systematic demolition campaign against priceless ancient sites there. In their attempt to obliterate history, the fanatics damaged significant archaeological sites and destroyed museums.
In 2017, Iraqi forces, with the support of an international coalition led by the United States in Mosul, overthrew the extremist organization, and two years later, the organization lost the last land it occupied.
And the roads in Iraq lead to some of the world’s oldest cities. Numerous archaeological sites may be found all around the nation where the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians formerly resided.
Iraq: 2700-year-old archaeological murals were found in Mosul.
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