Terrorists destroyed. During the restoration in Iraq, rock images of 2700 years were discovered

During the restoration of the historic place destroyed by the idyll, they found rare painting. The rock images were discovered by archaeologists in the north of Iraq. They can see different military scenes and trees of the Assyrian Empire. The drawings of 2700 years and were made on marble slabs in Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, The Gurdian writes. There, experts worked on the restoration of Masha's old gates.

They were destroyed by fighters of the Islamic State terrorist organization in 2016. IDIL captured considerable parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014. In addition, the organization spent systematic raids. She destroyed archaeological sites and museums. Yes, terrorists wanted to erase history. The head of the restoration works Fadhil Mohammed did not hide his emotions. He said that he was very surprised to see 8 murals with inscriptions and drawings.

Earlier, Masha's gates were one of the largest gates of Ninevia - the ancient city of Assyria in the historical region of Mesopotamia. The carvings can be seen palm trees as well as an arrow warrior. Fadhil noted that the frescoes appeared under the reign of Tsar Sennohirim, who was the head of the Neoasirian Empire and ruled from 705 to 681 BC. There were some ancient cities in the world on the territory of modern Iraq. A large number of archaeological sites are scattered throughout the country.