Extreme drought in Iraq has revealed the ancient city of Zakhiku, aiding archaeologists to further excavate and document the 3,400-year-old city for seven weeks before it was completely flooded again. DW's AlexxxFreund reports in detail:
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"I saw on satellite images that the water level was falling but it wasn't clear when the water would rise again. So, we had an unknown window of time," says German archaeologist Ivana Puljiz, a junior professor at the University of Freiburg. The team surveyed the Bronze Age city for seven weeks in January and February 2022 before it was completely flooded again., the researchers had discovered a fortress-like palace located nearby on a small hill. It was bordered by a large terrace wall.At the time, Ivana Puljiz's team found the remains of wall paintings in bright red and blue tones, thought to be a typical feature of such palaces.
The team was not disappointed: During this year's excavation, the archeologist said they were able to uncover other large buildings, such as a massive fortification with a wall and towers that surrounded the city.The researchers' discovery of a large, multi-story warehouse full of supplies was particularly exciting."The sheer size of this building alone shows that it had to have housed an enormous amount of goods.
One of the most fascinating finds, said the researcher, was the discovery of five ceramic vessels, containing over 100 cuneiform tablets, as if in a kind of archive. The archeologists says it's a"sensation" that unfired clay tablets found at the site weren't destroyed
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