Iraq's water crisis reveals ancient secrets buried for 2,300 years
Drought at Mosul Dam reservoir exposes 40 Hellenistic-era tombs with clay coffins near lost city ruins, as water levels drop to lowest since 1933 due to regional water shortages.
A tomb recently uncovered by Kurdish archaeologists near the Mosul dam.(photo credit: Antiquities and Heritage Service Dokuk)ByMAITAL ROZENBOIMUpdated: