This material is meant to help gain insight into the geomorphological history of the Iraqi Western Desert, in the Al-Shabakah area, and to explore the potential for preserving archaeological sites ...

The discoveries were focused on the Al-Shabakah area, which was once a large lake during the Pleistocene epoch but is now a dry lake bed with ancient wadis, or dry riverbeds, running through it.

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Desert Rats have wiped out a squadron of Iraqi tanks near Basra as UK soldiers revealed grim details of military forces massing in Iraq's second city. The engagement was described by military ...