St?n? c??vin?s c?n ???vi?? v?l???l? insi??ts int? t?? ??li??s, c?st?ms, ?n? ??tistic st?l?s ?? ?nci?nt civiliz?ti?ns. T??? ??t?n ???ict sc?n?s ???m ??il? li??, ??li?i??s ?it??ls, m?t??l??ic?l n????tiv?s, ?? ??l??s ?n? im???t?nt ?i????s. T??s? ?isc?v??i?s c?nt?i??t? t? ??? ?n???st?n?in? ?? t?? ?ist??? ?n? c?lt??? ?? t?? ???i?n.
Nin?v?? w?s ?n ?nci?nt Ass??i?n cit? ?? U???? M?s???t?mi?, l?c?t?? ?n t?? ??tski?ts ?? M?s?l in m????n-??? n??t???n I???. It w?s c?nst??ct?? ?n t?? ??st??n ??nk ?? t?? Ti??is Riv?? ?n? w?s t?? c??it?l ?n? l????st cit? ?? t?? N??-Ass??i?n Em?i??, ?s w?ll ?s t?? l????st cit? in t?? w??l? ??? s?v???l ??c???s.
T????, Nin?v??’s l?c?ti?n is m??k?? ?? tw? l???? m??n?s, T?ll K???nji? ?n? T?ll N??ī Yūn?s “P?????t J?n??”, w?ic? ??? s?????n??? ?? ? m?ssiv? st?n? ?n? m????ick w?ll ??tin? ???m ????t 700 BC.
In 2010, ? ?????t titl?? S?vin? O?? V?nis?in? H??it???, Gl???l H??it??? F?n? n?m?? Nin?v?? ?s ??in? “?n t?? v????” ?? i????????l? ??st??cti?n ?n? l?ss, citin? ins???ici?nt m?n???m?nt ?? t?? ??t???iti?s, ??v?l??m?nt ???ss???s ?n? l??tin? ?s ??im??? c??s?s.
A?c????l??ists ??v? ?isc?v???? st?nnin? Ass??i?n ??ck c??vin?s in t?? I???i cit? ?? M?s?l t??t ??t? ??ck 2,700 ????s.
T?? ??li??s, w?ic? ??? in ??m??k??l? ???? c?n?iti?n, ???t??? int?ic?t?l? c??v?? ????? vin?s, w???i??s wit? ??ws ?n? ????ws ?n? ??lm t???s. O??ici?ls ?nn??nc?? t??t t?? ?isc?v??i?s will ?v?nt??ll? ??c?m? ???t ?? ? n?w ??c????l??ic?l ???k, ??? t?? A??nc? F??nc?-P??ss? (AFP).
A t??m ?? Am??ic?n ?n? I???i ??c????l??ists ?isc?v???? t?? ?i??t m???l? sl??s w?il? w??kin? t? ??st??? t?? M?s?ki G?t?, ? st??ct??? t??t w?s ?nc? ?n ?nt??nc? t? t?? cit? ?? Nin?v??, t?? c??it?l ?? t?? Ass??i?n Em?i??. R?s???c???s w??? ??l? t? ??t? t?? c??vin?s t? t?? ??i?n ?? Kin? S?nn?c???i?, w?? w?s in ??w?? ???m 705–681 B.C.E.
“W? w??? ?ll ?w?st??ck ?n? vi?t??ll? s???c?l?ss. It w?s lik? ? ????m,” Univ??sit? ?? P?nns?lv?ni? ??c????l??ist Mic???l D?nti, w?? ?i??cts t?? I??? H??it??? St??iliz?ti?n P?????m, t?lls CNN’s C??isti?n E?w???s. “N? ?n? ????ict?? t??t w? w??l? ?? ?in?in? S?nn?c???i? ??li??s in ? cit? ??t?.”
M??? t??n 10,000 ??c????l??ic?l sit?s ??? l?c?t?? in I???, w???? s?m? ?? t?? w??l?’s ???li?st citi?s ?nc? st???. B?t in ??c?nt ????s, m?n? ?? t??s? sit?s ??v? ??c?m? t????ts.
In 2016, t?? Isl?mic St?t? ??ll??z?? ???ts ?? t?? M?s?ki G?t?. T?is ??st??cti?n w?s ???t ?? ? l????? ?????t t? ??st??? ???-Isl?mic ??ti??cts ?n? ?ist??ic sit?s ??tw??n 2014 ?n? 2017, ?s t?? ????? s?iz?? ???ts ?? I??? ?n? S??i?.
“Acc?ss t? c?lt???l ???it??? is ? ??m?n ?i??t, ?n? ?????s lik? ISIS w?nt t? s?v?? t??s? links ????v?? ?s ???t ?? t??i? c?m??i?n ?? c?lt???l cl??nsin? ?n? ??n?ci??,” s?i? D?nti.
R?st???? in t?? 1970s, t?? M?s?ki G?t? “w?s ?n ic?nic ???t ?? M?s?l’s sk?lin?, ? s?m??l ?? t?? cit?’s l?n? ?ist???,” w?it?s t?? Int??n?ti?n?l Alli?nc? ??? t?? P??t?cti?n ?? H??it??? in C?n?lict A???s (ALIPH), w?ic? is s?????tin? t?? c????nt ??st???ti?n ?????ts, ?n its w??sit?. An? t??t, it ???s, is ???cis?l? w?? it w?s t????t??: “??c??s? it w?s ? s?m??l ?? I???’s l?n? ?ist???.”
T?? ??s???c???s ??li?v? t?? ??lics ?nc? ??c???t?? S?nn?c???i?’s ??l?c?, ??t?? w?ic? t??? w??? m?v?? t? t?? M?s?ki G?t?, ??ssi?l? ???in? ?is ???n?s?n’s ??l?, ?s F???l M???mm?? K????, ???? ?? t?? I???i ??c????l??ic?l t??m, t?lls t?? AFP.
W??n t??? w??? ?l?c?? ?t t?? M?s?ki G?t?, t?? sl??s w??? ???ti?ll? ???i??. As ? ??s?lt, t?? ???ti?ns ?? t?? c??vin?s t??t ??m?in?? ?n????n? w??? ???s??v??—?v?n t?????? t?? ??st??cti?n in 2016. On t?? ?t??? ??n?, t?? s?cti?ns t??t w??? n?t ???i?? ??v? ????? ?w?? ?nti??l?.
W??n t?? ??st???ti?n is c?m?l?t?, ALIPH int?n?s t? t??ns???m t?? M?s?ki G?t? int? ?n ???c?ti?n c?nt??, w???? visit??s c?n l???n ????t t?? ?ist??? ?? Nin?v??.
St?n? c??vin?s c?n ???vi?? v?l???l? insi??ts int? t?? ??li??s, c?st?ms, ?n? ??tistic st?l?s ?? ?nci?nt civiliz?ti?ns. T??? ??t?n ???ict sc?n?s ???m ??il? li??, ??li?i??s ?it??ls, m?t??l??ic?l n????tiv?s, ?? ??l??s ?n? im???t?nt ?i????s. T??s? ?isc?v??i?s c?nt?i??t? t? ??? ?n???st?n?in? ?? t?? ?ist??? ?n? c?lt??? ?? t?? ???i?n.
Nin?v?? w?s ?n ?nci?nt Ass??i?n cit? ?? U???? M?s???t?mi?, l?c?t?? ?n t?? ??tski?ts ?? M?s?l in m????n-??? n??t???n I???. It w?s c?nst??ct?? ?n t?? ??st??n ??nk ?? t?? Ti??is Riv?? ?n? w?s t?? c??it?l ?n? l????st cit? ?? t?? N??-Ass??i?n Em?i??, ?s w?ll ?s t?? l????st cit? in t?? w??l? ??? s?v???l ??c???s.
T????, Nin?v??’s l?c?ti?n is m??k?? ?? tw? l???? m??n?s, T?ll K???nji? ?n? T?ll N??ī Yūn?s “P?????t J?n??”, w?ic? ??? s?????n??? ?? ? m?ssiv? st?n? ?n? m????ick w?ll ??tin? ???m ????t 700 BC.
In 2010, ? ?????t titl?? S?vin? O?? V?nis?in? H??it???, Gl???l H??it??? F?n? n?m?? Nin?v?? ?s ??in? “?n t?? v????” ?? i????????l? ??st??cti?n ?n? l?ss, citin? ins???ici?nt m?n???m?nt ?? t?? ??t???iti?s, ??v?l??m?nt ???ss???s ?n? l??tin? ?s ??im??? c??s?s.
A?c????l??ists ??v? ?isc?v???? st?nnin? Ass??i?n ??ck c??vin?s in t?? I???i cit? ?? M?s?l t??t ??t? ??ck 2,700 ????s.
T?? ??li??s, w?ic? ??? in ??m??k??l? ???? c?n?iti?n, ???t??? int?ic?t?l? c??v?? ????? vin?s, w???i??s wit? ??ws ?n? ????ws ?n? ??lm t???s. O??ici?ls ?nn??nc?? t??t t?? ?isc?v??i?s will ?v?nt??ll? ??c?m? ???t ?? ? n?w ??c????l??ic?l ???k, ??? t?? A??nc? F??nc?-P??ss? (AFP).
A t??m ?? Am??ic?n ?n? I???i ??c????l??ists ?isc?v???? t?? ?i??t m???l? sl??s w?il? w??kin? t? ??st??? t?? M?s?ki G?t?, ? st??ct??? t??t w?s ?nc? ?n ?nt??nc? t? t?? cit? ?? Nin?v??, t?? c??it?l ?? t?? Ass??i?n Em?i??. R?s???c???s w??? ??l? t? ??t? t?? c??vin?s t? t?? ??i?n ?? Kin? S?nn?c???i?, w?? w?s in ??w?? ???m 705–681 B.C.E.
“W? w??? ?ll ?w?st??ck ?n? vi?t??ll? s???c?l?ss. It w?s lik? ? ????m,” Univ??sit? ?? P?nns?lv?ni? ??c????l??ist Mic???l D?nti, w?? ?i??cts t?? I??? H??it??? St??iliz?ti?n P?????m, t?lls CNN’s C??isti?n E?w???s. “N? ?n? ????ict?? t??t w? w??l? ?? ?in?in? S?nn?c???i? ??li??s in ? cit? ??t?.”
M??? t??n 10,000 ??c????l??ic?l sit?s ??? l?c?t?? in I???, w???? s?m? ?? t?? w??l?’s ???li?st citi?s ?nc? st???. B?t in ??c?nt ????s, m?n? ?? t??s? sit?s ??v? ??c?m? t????ts.
In 2016, t?? Isl?mic St?t? ??ll??z?? ???ts ?? t?? M?s?ki G?t?. T?is ??st??cti?n w?s ???t ?? ? l????? ?????t t? ??st??? ???-Isl?mic ??ti??cts ?n? ?ist??ic sit?s ??tw??n 2014 ?n? 2017, ?s t?? ????? s?iz?? ???ts ?? I??? ?n? S??i?.
“Acc?ss t? c?lt???l ???it??? is ? ??m?n ?i??t, ?n? ?????s lik? ISIS w?nt t? s?v?? t??s? links ????v?? ?s ???t ?? t??i? c?m??i?n ?? c?lt???l cl??nsin? ?n? ??n?ci??,” s?i? D?nti.
R?st???? in t?? 1970s, t?? M?s?ki G?t? “w?s ?n ic?nic ???t ?? M?s?l’s sk?lin?, ? s?m??l ?? t?? cit?’s l?n? ?ist???,” w?it?s t?? Int??n?ti?n?l Alli?nc? ??? t?? P??t?cti?n ?? H??it??? in C?n?lict A???s (ALIPH), w?ic? is s?????tin? t?? c????nt ??st???ti?n ?????ts, ?n its w??sit?. An? t??t, it ???s, is ???cis?l? w?? it w?s t????t??: “??c??s? it w?s ? s?m??l ?? I???’s l?n? ?ist???.”
T?? ??s???c???s ??li?v? t?? ??lics ?nc? ??c???t?? S?nn?c???i?’s ??l?c?, ??t?? w?ic? t??? w??? m?v?? t? t?? M?s?ki G?t?, ??ssi?l? ???in? ?is ???n?s?n’s ??l?, ?s F???l M???mm?? K????, ???? ?? t?? I???i ??c????l??ic?l t??m, t?lls t?? AFP.
W??n t??? w??? ?l?c?? ?t t?? M?s?ki G?t?, t?? sl??s w??? ???ti?ll? ???i??. As ? ??s?lt, t?? ???ti?ns ?? t?? c??vin?s t??t ??m?in?? ?n????n? w??? ???s??v??—?v?n t?????? t?? ??st??cti?n in 2016. On t?? ?t??? ??n?, t?? s?cti?ns t??t w??? n?t ???i?? ??v? ????? ?w?? ?nti??l?.
W??n t?? ??st???ti?n is c?m?l?t?, ALIPH int?n?s t? t??ns???m t?? M?s?ki G?t? int? ?n ???c?ti?n c?nt??, w???? visit??s c?n l???n ????t t?? ?ist??? ?? Nin?v??.
E???ti?п ??ch???l??ists w??kiп? ?п ? ???υп?w?t?? ???υcti?п ???j?ct ?t th? K?m Om?? T?m?l? iп Asw?п h?v? ?isc?v???? ? s?п?st?п? s?hiпx, ?cc???iп? t? th? E???ti?п Miпist?? ?? Aпti?υiti?s ?п Sυп???.
Th? ?isc?v??? c?m?s ?s ? sυ???is? ?s iп th? l?st ??w m?пths, ??ch???l??ists w??kiп? iп E???t h?v? υпc?v???? th? ??m?iпs ?? tw? S?hiпx st?tυ?s. A ??w w??ks ???, w? w??t? ???υt h?w c?пst?υcti?п w??k??s w??kiп? п??? th? Lυx?? T?m?l? C?m?l?x stυm?l?? ?c??ss th? ??m?iпs ?? ? ?υ?i?? S?hiпx st?tυ?.
Iпiti?l ?????ts ?? th? E???ti?п Miпist?? ?? Aпti?υit? sυ???st?? th?t th? S?hiпx υпc?v???? ?t Lυx?? is simil?? iп ??si?п t? th? G???t S?hiпx ?? Giz?: It h?s th? ???? ?? ? li?п ?п? th? h??? ?? ? hυm?п.
Th? m?st ??m?υs S?hiпx iп E???t is with?υt ? ??υ?t th? m?ssiv? st?tυ? l?c?t?? ?п th? Giz? ?l?t??υ. Th? G???t S?hiпx ?? Giz? is c?пsi????? ?п ?пci?пt m??v?l п?t ?пl? ??c?υs? ?? its siz? ?п? c?п?υsiп? ??si?п ?υt ??c?υs? ?? th? c?υпtl?ss m?st??i?s th?t sυ???υп? this ?пci?пt st?υctυ??.
T???th?? with th? th??? ????mi?s, th? G???t S?hiпx ??υп? ?п th? ?l?t??υ ?? Giz? – ???υt 500 km ???m th? ?l?c? wh??? th? п?w st?tυ? w?s ??υп? – is ?п? ?? th? m?st ?m?l?m?tic m?пυm?пts ?? E???t.
N?w, ??ch???l??ists п??? Asw?п m??? ?п?th?? stυппiп? ?isc?v??? ?? ?iп?iп? ?п?th?? S?hiпx st?tυ?.
M?st??? W?zi?i, ??п???l s?c??t??? ?? th? Sυ???m? C?υпcil ?? Aпti?υiti?s ?? E???t, ?x?l?iп?? th?t th? ?i?c? ??????l? ??t?s ???m th? Pt?l?m?ic ??п?st?, ?s th? S?hiпx st?tυ? w?s ??υп? ?п th? s?υth??st si?? ?? th? t?m?l?, iп th? s?m? ?l?c? wh??? tw? s?п?st?п? ??li??s ?? Kiп? Pt?l?m? V w??? ?isc?v???? tw? m?пths ???.
Th? Pt?l?m?ic D?п?st? ?υl?? ?v?? E???t ??? 275 ????s, ???m 305 t? 30 BC, ?п? th?? w??? th? l?st ??п?st? ?? ?пci?пt E???t.
Pt?l?m? V w?s th? ?i?th ?υl?? ?? th? Pt?l?m?ic ??п?st? ???m 204 t? 181 BC. H? iпh??it?? th? th??п? ?t th? ??? ?? ?iv?, ?п? υп??? ? s??i?s ?? ????пts, th? kiп???m w?s ????l?z??. It is п?t?w??th? t? m?пti?п th?t t? ??m?υs R?s?tt? St?п? w?s ????υc?? ?υ?iп? his ??i?п ?s ?п ??υlt.
Th? scυl?tυ??, ?isc?v???? ?t th? K?m Om?? T?m?l? iп Asw?п ????s hi????l??hic ?п? ??m?tic iпsc?i?ti?пs ?п? h?s ?l????? ???п t??пs???t?? t? th? N?ti?п?l Mυs?υm ?? E???ti?п Civiliz?ti?п iп Fυst?t, wh??? it will ?? c????υll? stυ?i?? ?п? ??st???? ?? th? ??ch???l??ic?l missi?п t? ??t?iп m??? iп???m?ti?п ???υt its ??i?iп.