Drying up of Khazir River reveals stones suspected to be historical

After the Khazir River has dried up due to drought, several stones have been discovered that experts believe to be ancient stones and archaeological sites.

Several stones have been discovered in the village of Grega in Bardarash district, the nearest village to the banks of the Khazir River after the river dried up due to two successive seasons of low rainfall and drought.

Archaeologist Omar Hassan told PUKmedia: “After investigating the sites, we believe that the stones are historical and archaeological stones due to the topography of location where there are many archaeological sites."

He said: "In recent years, similar stones have been found near these places, for example, the skull of a lion and a piece of stone with nail lines, and currently these archaeological pieces are preserved in the National Museum in Duhok province."

"We expect other archaeological fragments to be found in the area," Hassan said.

Drought and drying up rivers and lakes have uncovered many ancient archaeological sites in Iraq.

Previously, a magnificent Bronze Age palace belonging to the Mittani Empire was also found in the Kurdistan Region on the eastern bank of the Tigris River. The empire, which existed in northern Syria and southeast Anatolia between 1500 to 1300 BC, is considered one of the least explored civilizations of the Ancient Near East.



Reported by Kosrat Kato
PUKmedia