Difference between revisions of "Ur"
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|Site Description=Huge multi-period site. Founded in the [[Ubaid]] period and continuing with intermittent abandonments until 500 BC. The majority of the site's evidence dates to the Bronze age and later, there is very little prehistoric evidence. | |Site Description=Huge multi-period site. Founded in the [[Ubaid]] period and continuing with intermittent abandonments until 500 BC. The majority of the site's evidence dates to the Bronze age and later, there is very little prehistoric evidence. | ||
| − | The site was most extensively excavated by [[Leonard Woolley]] between 1922 and 1934 under the auspices of The British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania. The majority of the artefacts from the excavation are held in one or other of these sites. | + | The site was most extensively excavated by [[Leonard Woolley]] between 1922 and 1934 under the auspices of The British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania. The majority of the artefacts from the excavation are held in one or other of these sites. |
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Revision as of 11:50, 9 July 2010
Page uses the form Site
| Name | Ur |
|---|---|
| Start Date | 5000 |
| End Date | 500 |
| Site Period | Ubaid, Uruk, Early Dynastic |
| Coords |
The following coordinate was not recognized: +30° 57′ 45″, +46° 6′ 11″. The following coordinate was not recognized: +30° 57′ 45″, +46° 6′ 11″. |
| Location | Iraq |
| Type | Tell Site |
| Size |
100 ha 1 km² 0.386 sqmi 1,000,000 sqm 247.105 acres 1,000,000 m² |
General Information
Huge multi-period site. Founded in the Ubaid period and continuing with intermittent abandonments until 500 BC. The majority of the site's evidence dates to the Bronze age and later, there is very little prehistoric evidence.
The site was most extensively excavated by Leonard Woolley between 1922 and 1934 under the auspices of The British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania. The majority of the artefacts from the excavation are held in one or other of these sites.
