A 3,400-year-old palace has emerged from a reservoir in the Kurdistan region of Iraq

[MisterVeritis]

A 3,400-year-old palace has emerged from a reservoir in the Kurdistan region of Iraq after water levels dropped because of drought.
The discovery of the ruins in the Mosul Dam reservoir on the banks of the Tigris River inspired a spontaneous archeological dig that will improve understanding of the Mittani Empire, one of the least-researched empires of the Ancient Near East, the Kurdish-German team of researchers said in a press release.
"The find is one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the region in recent decades," Kurdish archeologist Hasan Ahmed Qasim said in a press release.

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Archeologists first became aware of the site in 2010 when water levels in the reservoir were low, but this is the first time they have been able to excavate.
However, the site was submerged shortly after the dig, Puljiz said, adding: "It is unclear when it will emerge again."

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/artic...ntl/index.html

[Sergeant Gleed]

Interesting.

The Soviets have a long history of crappy reactor design, floating and stationary.

Twenty years to design a floating power plant? Why so long?

[MisterVeritis]

Interesting.

The Soviets have a long history of crappy reactor design, floating and stationary.

Twenty years to design a floating power plant? Why so long?

This belongs in a different thread.

[Peter1469]

Cool find. Hopefully ISIL members don't try to blow it up.