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🏛️ Archaeologists unearth 2,700-year-old rock carvings in Iraq

Archaeology & Antiquity Iraq Asia

🏛️ Archaeologists unearth 2,700-year-old rock carvings in Iraq
Assyrian relief carvings discovered in northern Iraq


🕐 1 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 11:51
📋 Fast Facts
  • Location: Northern Iraq
  • Age: Approximately 2,700 years old
  • Period: Assyrian Empire era
  • Subject matter: War scenes and botanical imagery

Archaeologists working in northern Iraq have uncovered rock carvings dating to approximately 2,700 years ago, during the height ...

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