Ancient tombs unearthed in Iraq at Mosul dam reservoir

  • Bekas Brefkany, director of the Dohuk Antiquities Department, by a grave on the banks of Mosul Dam. All Photos: AFP
    Bekas Brefkany, director of the Dohuk Antiquities Department, by a grave on the banks of Mosul Dam. All Photos: AFP
  • A Kurdish member of the Dohuk Antiquities Department works on a grave
    A Kurdish member of the Dohuk Antiquities Department works on a grave
  • Ancient graves unearthed by members of the Dohuk Antiquities Department on the banks of Mosul Dam
    Ancient graves unearthed by members of the Dohuk Antiquities Department on the banks of Mosul Dam
  • Kurdish members of the Dohuk Antiquities Department work on a grave on an archaeological site
    Kurdish members of the Dohuk Antiquities Department work on a grave on an archaeological site
  • Archaeologists in drought-hit Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after water levels decreased
    Archaeologists in drought-hit Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after water levels decreased
  • The tombs are believes to be more than 2,300 years old
    The tombs are believes to be more than 2,300 years old
  • The tombs were unearthed at the edges of the Mosul Dam reservoir in the Khanke region
    The tombs were unearthed at the edges of the Mosul Dam reservoir in the Khanke region
  • Kurdish members of the Dohuk Antiquities Department work on one of the graves
    Kurdish members of the Dohuk Antiquities Department work on one of the graves
  • Further work is under way to excavate the tombs and transfer them to the Duhok Museum
    Further work is under way to excavate the tombs and transfer them to the Duhok Museum
  • The newly discovered tombs are said to date back as far as the Hellenistic or Hellenistic-Seleucid period
    The newly discovered tombs are said to date back as far as the Hellenistic or Hellenistic-Seleucid period