The British team
assigned to the site has described what was initially thought to be a large temple
as being even larger than anticipated. It has been measured, so far, to be
about the size of a football field.
It is extremely unusual
to find complexes this old at this scale. Sources are describing the site as
Ur’s “administrative center”, dating back at least 4,000 years.
While it’s still early,
among some of the artifacts found was a 3 ½ inch clay plaque, depicting a
worshiper dressed in a long fringed robe (as shown on the left).
The actual excavation
of the site was started last month in a joint collaboration with British and
Iraqi teams. There are more foreign teams being allowed in, and more
information will soon be available.
Time will only tell
what they will discover! I have been making arrangements to speak directly with
the officials involved so I will update everyone on this discovery as details
emerge.
Stay tuned…
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