"It was a sort of industrial wine factory. We have found 14 installations that were used to press the grapes and extract the juice, which was then processed into wine." the archaeologists said.
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The carvings 12 panels measuring five metres wide and two metres tall showing gods, kings and sacred animals date from the reigns of Sargon II (721-705 BC) and his son Sennacherib.
DOHUK (IRAQ) - Archaeologists in Iraq revealed Sunday their discovery of a large-scale wine factory from the rule of the Assyrian kings 2,700 years ago, along with stunning monumental rock-carved royal reliefs.