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‘Exceptional importance’: drought reveals ancient tombs at Iraq’s Mosul Dam

The 2,300-year-old tombs were unearthed following a significant decline in water levels

Hadani Ditmars
2 September 2025
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Bekas Brefkany, the director of antiquities in Duhok, says the ebb and flow of climate change is a double edged sword for archaeologists

Bekas Brefkany