Wednesday, March 01, 2017

Assyrian palace found under destroyed (traditional) Tomb of Jonah

DISCOVERY: Islamic State looting uncovers ancient palace beneath Jonah’s Tomb. Archaeologists in Iraq find residence of biblical kings Sennacherib and Esarhaddon in IS-dug tunnels beneath ruined shrine, according to report (Times of Israel/AFP).

Past posts on the (traditional) Tomb of Jonah and its destruction by ISIS in 2014 are here, here, here, and here.