1800 BC Mittani Empire.
1 posted on
06/29/2019 5:45:48 AM PDT by
rdl6989
To: SunkenCiv
2 posted on
06/29/2019 5:46:15 AM PDT by
rdl6989
To: rdl6989
Have they found the Mittani Lions?
3 posted on
06/29/2019 5:48:44 AM PDT by
babble-on
To: rdl6989
Quick! Get in there and haul out anything with inscriptions!
5 posted on
06/29/2019 6:04:36 AM PDT by
Tax-chick
(It's the guitar solo! Everybody polka!!!)
To: rdl6989
If this is actually dated to 1800 BC and is indeed Mittani it is quite significant. The earliest known Mittani site prior is Kirta dated at 1500 BC, so this would be several hundred years earlier and pushes the Mittani Empire back even earlier than thought.
To: rdl6989
They got some tablets with inscriptions and saw some wall paintings.
However, the site was submerged shortly after the dig, Puljiz said, adding: "It is unclear when it will emerge again."
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/iraq-palace-drought-scli-intl/index.html
10 posted on
06/29/2019 6:27:14 AM PDT by
Tax-chick
(It's the guitar solo! Everybody polka!!!)
To: rdl6989
This is indeed an ASTONISHING site.
11 posted on
06/29/2019 6:31:01 AM PDT by
RArtfulogerDodger
(peace, Love, and Joy To All, Especially Obama and Democrats)
To: rdl6989
14 posted on
06/29/2019 6:41:18 AM PDT by
dinodino
To: rdl6989
Mitanni came to be a regional power after the Hittite destruction of Amorite.
17 posted on
06/29/2019 6:48:58 AM PDT by
caww
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