• 4,000-year-old lost Mesopotamian city discovered in Iraqi Kurdistan
The city was well ahead of its time - it was the largest settlement in the region before the Middle Ages.
The city was well ahead of its time - it was the largest settlement in the region before the Middle Ages.
The 3,200-year-old mounds showed horses were buried individually nearby human graves.
A widely reported claim that a 1st Century coin has been discovered showing the true likeness of Jesus Christ as a warrior and King of Edessa has been demolished by historians of religion.