Morandi Bonacossi, professor of Near Eastern archaeology at Italy's University of Udine and co-director of the Italian archaeology team, speaks at the Dohuk National Museum.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient wine factory in the Nineveh region of northern Iraq. All photos by AFP
A team of Iraqi-Kurdish and Italian archaeologists excavate an ancient irrigation canal near Faydeh, in the Nineveh region.
An undated handout picture provided by Terra Di Ninive on October 24, 2021, shows a view of carvings discovered on the walls of an ancient irrigation canal by a team of Kurdish and Italian archaeologists near Faydeh in the Nineveh area of northern Iraq. - In Iraq, Italian and Kurdish archaeologists announced the discovery of remains dating from the time of the Assyrian kings Sargon II and his son Sennacherib, including a 2,700-year-old wine factory and carvings on the walls of an irrigation canal. (Photo by Terra Di Ninive / AFP) / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / TERRA DI NINIVE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==
The carvings, made in the stone bas-relief style, show kings praying to deities
The carvings also show animals that were revered by the ancient Assyrians.
The carvings date from the reigns of Sargon II (721-705 BC) and his son Sennacherib.
Experts say the carvings were made to remind people of the king who ordered the canal's construction.
The director of antiquities in the Dohuk governorate of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Bekas Brefkany, announces the results of the archaeological excavations.
Morandi Bonacossi, professor of Near Eastern archaeology at Italy's University of Udine and co-director of the Italian archaeology team, speaks at the Dohuk National Museum.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient wine factory in the Nineveh region of northern Iraq. All photos by AFP
A team of Iraqi-Kurdish and Italian archaeologists excavate an ancient irrigation canal near Faydeh, in the Nineveh region.
An undated handout picture provided by Terra Di Ninive on October 24, 2021, shows a view of carvings discovered on the walls of an ancient irrigation canal by a team of Kurdish and Italian archaeologists near Faydeh in the Nineveh area of northern Iraq. - In Iraq, Italian and Kurdish archaeologists announced the discovery of remains dating from the time of the Assyrian kings Sargon II and his son Sennacherib, including a 2,700-year-old wine factory and carvings on the walls of an irrigation canal. (Photo by Terra Di Ninive / AFP) / == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / TERRA DI NINIVE" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==
The carvings, made in the stone bas-relief style, show kings praying to deities
The carvings also show animals that were revered by the ancient Assyrians.
The carvings date from the reigns of Sargon II (721-705 BC) and his son Sennacherib.
Experts say the carvings were made to remind people of the king who ordered the canal's construction.
The director of antiquities in the Dohuk governorate of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Bekas Brefkany, announces the results of the archaeological excavations.
Morandi Bonacossi, professor of Near Eastern archaeology at Italy's University of Udine and co-director of the Italian archaeology team, speaks at the Dohuk National Museum.
