[DailyMail] - ISIS destroyed and ransacked the tomb of the prophet of Jonah in 2014
- But the historic shrine was retaken by Iraqi army forces in January 2017
- Archaeologists sent in to assess the damage found a palace buried underneath
- They discovered stone tablets within the palace that describe King Esarhaddon
- Inscriptions list the ruler as 'king of the world' and give his family history
How disappointing for ISIS, as for the Taliban before them, that their destruction turned out to reveal long-hidden archeological treasures. You no doubt recall, dear Reader, how only seven years after the Taliban smashed to pieces the two known Bamiyan Buddhas carved into a cliff in the Hazarajat region of Afghanistan, a huge reclining Buddha was discovered under the turf, as well as numerous painted caves hidden behind the carved niches. |
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