The Great Ziggurat of Ur rose above one of Mesopotamia’s most powerful cities, a major center of trade, religion, and royal authority founded around 5,800 years ago in southern Iraq. Built for the ...

A new church complex has been built near the ancient city of Ur, in Iraq, in an effort to draw attention to the long history of the country's beleaguered Christian community. The building of the ...

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 ...