Archaeologists who are excavating the ancient city of Nineveh in Iraq have discovered a rare stone carving depicting the last ruler of the Assyrian Empire flanked by important gods. The slab was made in the seventh century B.C. but was mysteriously broken and buried under the palace throne room several centuries later.
"We have no information on the reasons that led to the relief being buried," Aaron Schmitt, an archaeology professor at Heidelberg University in Germany who discovered the stone, told Live Science in an email. "This is quite enigmatic."
