Drought in Iraq unearths more than 2,000 years old tombs

Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered ancient tombs, exposed by record low water levels.
The discovery promises to shed light on how people lived there long ago.
But the process that made the discovery possible, drought, is making life harder for those who live there today.

Al Jazeera’s Wilson Dizard reports.

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Post from Al Jazeera on August 31, 2025

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