Iraq's ancient lake bed reveals hand axes dating back 1.5 million years
The discoveries were focused on the Al-Shabakah area, which was once a large lake during the Pleistocene epoch but is now a ...
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Archaeologists Sifted Through an Ancient Lakebed—And Found 1.5-Million-Year-Old Tools
A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle Paleolithic eras. Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that ...
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Hand axes discovered in Iraqi desert may go back 1.5 million years
This material is meant to help gain insight into the geomorphological history of the Iraqi Western Desert, in the Al-Shabakah area, and to explore the potential for preserving archaeological sites ...
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Four people killed in landmine explosion in southern Iraq
Baghdad: Four people were killed and two others injured today in an explosion caused by a landmine in the Rumaila desert, ...
VOA Kurdish: Increased ISIS activity in Iraq raises security concerns
Security and military sources report a significant increase in ISIS movements between Kirkuk and Salahaddin, with militants ...
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Desert Rats destroy Iraqi tanks
Desert Rats have wiped out a squadron of Iraqi tanks near Basra as UK soldiers revealed grim details of military forces massing in Iraq's second city. The engagement was described by military ...
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Archaeologists Sifted Through an Ancient Lakebed—And Found 1.5-Million-Year-Old Tools
A pilot project to scan the surface material of an Iraqi desert revealed 850 different artifacts from the Old and Middle Paleolithic eras. Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that date ...