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Sept 14, 2014 14:30:12 GMT
Post by Admin on Sept 14, 2014 14:30:12 GMT
Babylon and ZigguratsWhat a city! What money and power! The neo-Babylonian empire of Nebuchadrezzar II saw Babylon transformed into a vast, sophisticated metropolis. Although no major works of art have survived, the buildings are enough to show that Babylon was a continuation of the ancient southern Mesopotamian traditions which had fallen into decay but were now revived. Read more... www.bible-archaeology.info/ziggurats.htm
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Sept 14, 2014 14:32:22 GMT
Post by Admin on Sept 14, 2014 14:32:22 GMT
Letter from Iraq: The Ziggurat Endures An American soldier reflects on his experience at the ancient city of UrThe city of Ur, once the largest in the world and the crown jewel of one of humanity's first civilizations, sits in a wasteland at the edge of a war zone. In late spring, the temperature easily hits 120 degrees as the blazing sun reflects off endless sand flats and yellow Sumerian brick. A 45-minute walk around the site is exhausting even for a very fit person. The ruins, which were inhabited from roughly 3000 to 300 B.C., consist mostly of brick walls, some of which are partially restored, revealing the outlines of monumental complexes such as shrines, storehouses, and elite residences. Read more... archive.archaeology.org/1103/letter/american_soldier_ur_iraq.html
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Jun 12, 2019 17:58:32 GMT
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Jun 12, 2019 20:09:25 GMT
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