Aerial view of excavations, Kani Shaie, Iraq© Kani Shaie Archaeological Project
Aerial view of excavations, Kani Shaie, Iraq© Kani Shaie Archaeological Project
It reminds me that Civilization is not guaranteed. Apparently it lit up, burned brightly for a little bit, then faded away. More than once. It took many tries before it stayed lit.
It sucks that so many of these incredible historic places from Turkey to Afghanistan are chock full of relative newcomer savages that actively want to destroy these sites as it reminds them of how bad their current useless islamic culture is compared to the Greeks and Persians before.
It’s in the Kurdish areas.
You can actually go there without being shot or kidnapped.
Not all of Iraq is a freak show, only the 2/3rds that are Suni and Shia areas.
Sadly, the Kurds get the short end of the stick.
We are their big brother and life line to a large degree. But may it be Iran, the Turks, Syria or Iraq, no one wants a free Kurdistan which would be carved out of their country.
We are in the precarious situation of having to balance the interests of the Kurds (our ally) with the interests of the Turks (our ally).
I would think changes in pollen records in nearby water bodies pursuant to deforestation for purposes of construction would be a good proxy for dating urban sites. Is that done?
Tower of Babel?.....................
I wonder what’s growing in those greenhouses?...............
