» Remains of the canal besides the ziqqurrat.
» The platform that was found in the excavations.
» Reconstructed ziqqurrat on top of the excavated platform.
» The platform that was found in the excavations.
» The size of the outer wall of the pre-dynastic architecture (red) in comparison to the city wall (green).
About the project Uruk/Warka, situated in modern-day Iraq, is one of the first cities in the world, and was populated almost without interruption for over 5,000 years – from the 4th millennium BCE to the 1st millennium CE. The pre-dynastic period was the time of the legendary king Gilgamesh, who is said to have build […]