It’s not that a few ‘good’ things happen thanks to climate change, although it won’t do any good at all. As you know, the ice in the world has melted due to climate change, the waters have receded and droughts have occurred. This revealed historical ruins that had been hidden under water for almost a millennium.
In recent months, Iraq has been hit particularly hard by the extreme drought caused by climate change. During this crisis in Iraq, the remains of an ancient city that had been submerged for decades have ‘surfaced’. Let’s take a look at the details.
The 3,400-year-old ancient city that emerged in Iraq
The waters of a dam built in Iraq in the 1980s almost completely dried up due to the climate crisis. Although it was determined that there was an ancient city at the time the dam was built, scientists could not find the opportunity to conduct archaeological research there. This archaeological excavation site was named ‘Kemune’.
It has been determined that this ancient city, which emerged from the water and contains the remains of a palace and several other large structures, dates from the Bronze Age and is 3,400 years old. Scientists think these ruins may be the ancient city of Zakhiku, a bustling center of the Mittani Empire that flourished on the banks of the Tigris River between 1550 and 1350 BC.
Actually, this is not the first ’emergence’ of the ancient city of Zakhiku. Prior to that, in 2018, the dam had dried up enough for scientists to gather some information. When the waters started to dry again in December of 2021, scientists were waiting this time.
Besides the palace discovered in 2018, scientists found other interesting structures. These include a fortified wall, tower, industrial center and a huge warehouse. This gigantic warehouse building is of particular importance, as one of the archaeologists at the excavation site said Puljiz, as it stored large quantities of crops that were probably brought from all over the region.
Fascinating, the city contains some ceramic jars containing more than 100 unbaked clay tablets in cuneiform, presumably from Central Assyria, shortly after the earthquake. According to archaeologists, it is a miracle that these clay tablets remained under water for years.
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