The rediscovery of Ur -- The earliest levels at Ur -- Uruk and Jemdat Nasr phases -- The rise of the city state -- Art and technology: objects from the royal cemetery -- The defeat of the city state ...

Adelheid Otto's research focuses on the development of urban civilization in ancient Mesopotamia. She is now excavating on the site of Ur, one of the world's first cities. The finds yield fascinating ...

BAGHDAD, March 10 (Reuters) - The bell of a new church built near Iraq's ancient city of Ur chimed for the first time last week as part of a push to lure back pilgrims to a country that is home to one ...

The excavation of the ancient city of Ur revealed wealthy, powerful rulers. There’s a compelling case they were actually women. What if we’ve underestimated the power women held in ancient Mesopotamia ...

Pictures taken by a cold war spy jet and satellites show that the Mesopotamian city of Ur sprawled over a much bigger area than scientists had realized. As a city-state and the seat of an embryonic ...