The city of Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city in Upper Mesopotamia situated just outside of Mosul in Iraq.
Today, what was the ancient city of Nineveh is marked by two large mounds, Tell Kuyunjiq and Tell Nabī Yūnus “Prophet Jonah."
A joint Iraqi-American team of archaeologists digging in the ruins of an ancient palatial gate at the ancient site of Nineveh near Mosul have discovered stunning artworks last seen some 2,600 years ago I @NatGeo 🏺 https://t.co/zc8KBim9u9 pic.twitter.com/ld1hM3o9wf Fadhil Mohammed, head of the restoration works, said the team was surprised by discovering "eight murals with inscriptions, decorative drawings and writings."https://t.co/yV3RPvathA
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