Iraqi Drought Reveals Sasanian City of Peroz-Shapur and other Archaeological Treasures
15 April 2009
By: Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
Edited by CAIS
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Today oil-rich Iraq, apart from foreign invasion, terrorism and sectarian wars, is also suffering from one of the worst droughts in decades. While this is bad news for farmers, it is good news for archaeologists.
The receding waters of the Euphrates River have revealed ancient archaeological sites, some of which were unknown until now.
For Ratib Ali al-Kubaisi, the director of Anbar province's Antiquities Department, the drought has opened up a whole new land of opportunity.
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Saturday, April 18, 2009
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Iraqi Drought Reveals Sasanian City of Peroz-Shapur and other Archaeological Treasures
15 April 2009
By: Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
Edited by CAIS
LONDON, (CAIS) -- Today oil-rich Iraq, apart from foreign invasion, terrorism and sectarian wars, is also suffering from one of the worst droughts in decades. While this is bad news for farmers, it is good news for archaeologists.
The receding waters of the Euphrates River have revealed ancient archaeological sites, some of which were unknown until now.
For Ratib Ali al-Kubaisi, the director of Anbar province's Antiquities Department, the drought has opened up a whole new land of opportunity.
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