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Mount Piramagrun, showing the location of the main Rabana and Merquly settlements. Image credit: Michael Brown / Rabana-Merquly Archaeological Project.

Archaeologists Find Parthian-Era Fortress in Iraqi Kurdistan

Jul 20, 2022 by News Staff

The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly was one of the major regional centers of the Parthian Empire, according to new research led by Heidelberg University. Mount...