5,000-Year-Old Monumental Building in Iraq Sheds Light on Ancient Mesopotamia

5,000-Year-Old Monumental Building in Iraq Sheds Light on Ancient Mesopotamia

Iraq’s Zagros Mountains. Credit: ninara / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a monumental building at the ancient site of Kani Shaie in Iraq, offering new insight into how early Mesopotamian societies organized power and worship more than 5,000 years ago. The discovery, made by researchers from the Centre for Studies in Archaeology, Arts and Heritage Sciences, marks one of the most significant finds yet from the Kani …

Archaeologists Uncover Monumental Uruk-Period Building Redefining Early Mesopotamian Civilization

Archaeologists uncover a monumental Uruk-period building at Kani Shaie, offering new insights into the rise of Mesopotamian civilisation.