Kemune
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Kemune (thought to be the ancient city of Zakhiku)[1] is an archaeological site discovered during a low water level in the reservoir of the Mosul Dam in the Nineveh Governorate, part of the Kurdistan region of Iraq in 2013.[2] The Mitanni era city was destroyed by an earthquake around 1350 BC.[3][4]
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Location | Nineveh Governorate, Iraq |
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Coordinates | 36°46′7″N 42°43′55″E |
Type | settlement |
History | |
Founded | circa 1600 BC |
Abandoned | Middle 2nd millennium BC |
Periods | Bronze Age |
Cultures | Mitanni period |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 2018, 2022 |
Archaeologists | Hasan Ahmed Qasim, Ivana Puljiz, Peter Pfälzner |
Condition | Ruined |
Ownership | Public |
Public access | No |
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