A 3,400-year-old palace has emerged from a reservoir in the Kurdistan region of Iraq after water levels dropped because of drought. The discovery of the ruins in the Mosul Dam reservoir on the banks ...

Per Science Alert, the ruins appeared near Kemune, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, on the Tigris River. Farmers needed water, so authorities siphoned more and more from the Mosul reservoir, exposing ...

Luxor's 'Aten,' discovered in late 2021, offers insight into 18th Dynasty life. Iraq's Zakhiku, from 1550-1350 BC, resurfaced due to drought, revealing cuneiform tablets. Akhenaten's move from Aten ...

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From ice mummies to baby mammoths — a number of sensational archeological finds can be put down to climate change. At the same time, other precious discoveries risk being lost forever. Recent years ...

Earlier this year, a team of German and Kurdish archaeologists uncovered the ancient settlement from the Mittani Empire when water levels fell rapidly. Sources say the city was once located on the ...

Dozens of ancient and lost cities, sunken treasures and grim reminders have been revealed for the first time in years - and in some cases tens, hundreds and even thousands of years. As droughts and ...

Ancient cities, old inscriptions and sunken monuments are emerging from the receding waters of rivers across Europe. A lack of rainfall and a series of unforgiving heatwaves from May have impacted the ...

Years of relentless drought have recently exposed multiple cities typically submerged in water reservoirs in Iraq. The waters of the Mosul dam – located near Kemune in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region ...