When IS seized Mosul as well as destroying churches they blew up the shrine believed to mark the tomb of the prophet Jonah and also dug deep tunnels underneath it. Now that IS have been evicted from East Mosul, Iraqi archaeologists have discovered that IS actions have revealed an untouched 600BC palace including a marble cuneiform inscription relating to King Esarhaddon. The Daily Telegraph reported this story on Tuesday (28 February).
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