It is reported CBS News.
A team of archaeologists previously conducted a survey of the area in 2023 (working when the water level dropped), but only some of the graves were identified. Forty species that have been identified now are considered to have exceeded 2300 years of history, namely Hellenic or Hellenic periods.
Due to five years of drought, thousands of years of ruins have been discovered in the same area in recent years, and it has also revealed itself.
“Drought has had a significant impact on many aspects, such as agriculture and electricity. But for American archaeologists, this allows us to do excavations,” explains Bekas Brefkany, Duhok’s antiquities and head of on-site archaeology.
Brefkany and his team are currently digging the grave that will be transferred to the Duhok Museum before the water level rises and resubmitted to the area. In the museum, these findings will be further studied and preserved.
In 2022, drought conditions also show a 3400-year-old sunken city on the Tigris River in Iraq.
This year, especially, has been one of the driest people since 1933, with water reserves reportedly falling to 8% of its total capacity. With climate change, upstream dams in Iran and Türkiye also affect these water conditions.
