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| Subject: Lost City In Iraq Founded By Alexander The Great Discovered By Archaeologists Sun Oct 01, 2017 11:16 am | |
| Lost City In Iraq Founded By Alexander The Great Discovered By Archaeologists
October 1, 2017 by SkyWatch Editor
Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered a city which was lost for more than 2,000 years with the help of drone photography and declassified intelligence images. Qalatga Darband, which is believed to have been founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great, was discovered by a team of Iraqi and British archaeologists led by experts from the British Museum. John MacGinnis, who is leading the team on the ground, told The Times: “It’s early days, but we think it would have been a bustling city on a road from Iraq to Iran. You can imagine people supplying wine to soldiers passing through.” (READ MORE) |
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