https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63323825
and they are quite stunning too
Quote from: Holly on Oct 20, 2022, 07:47 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63323825
and they are quite stunning too
Fantastic stuff. Loved the Assyrian archer image. Wonder what else will be there. Depressing to be reminded of the US army setting up camp in an archaeological site though.
Quote from: DougM on Oct 20, 2022, 08:20 AM
Quote from: Holly on Oct 20, 2022, 07:47 AM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63323825
and they are quite stunning too
Loved the Assyrian archer image.
Interesting how he is holding his "ready use" arrows.
Quote from: DougM on Oct 20, 2022, 08:20 AM
Depressing to be reminded of the US army setting up camp in an archaeological site though.
To be fair, as I recall, senior Yanks reacted quite quickly to limit the damage once they realised what was happening - the culprits were Multinational Division (Centre), though I suspect it was primarily the contractors such as KBR who were most to blame as they had a shocking record.
Quote from: Erpingham on Oct 20, 2022, 08:58 AM
Interesting how he is holding his "ready use" arrows.
Agreed. At first I thought in addition he had an empty quiver, but have now convinced myself there are fletched ends sticking out of it.
Stunning carvings. Glad that restoration is progressing.
Quote from: Chuck the Grey on Oct 21, 2022, 02:05 AM
Stunning carvings. Glad that restoration is progressing.
The sad part is how little of them remain. Following up on the internet, there are quite a few more images of the excavation and restoration and there isn't much carving left.
Now see also https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/oct/26/archaeologists-unearth-2700-year-old-rock-carvings-in-iraq with a different photo.
There's some other different ones in the gallery of this article
https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2022/10/18/iraqi-archaeologists-discover-carved-slabs-from-assyrian-empire/
There are figures that look like spearmen, with wicker shields and crested helmets.
The picture in the Guardian referenced by Duncan seems to show a stylised mountain, so perhaps a campaign against hill tribes was the subject?