08 Sep 2023 Uruk: Ancient Civilization Archaeological Superstar Status By micki pistorius Archaeology & Science 0 Uruk, in southern Iraq, has reached superstar status in the realm of archaeological excavations of ancient civilizations by delivering the Sumerian King Lists among the 5,000 cuneiform tablets discovered there; it is also the place where the first... Read More
06 Sep 2023 Revisiting The Oracle Of Pachacamac In Peru By Dr Richard Marranca Archaeology & Science 0 Since ancient times, ubiquitous to various cultures, humankind has sought to overcome that which they cannot control, such as healing mysterious afflictions and trying to predict the veiled future, by undertaking pilgrimages to consult oracles. ... Read More
01 Sep 2023 Eridu and Ubaid: Temples of the God Enki and His Consort Ninhursag By micki pistorius Archaeology & Science 0 Ancient Sumerian mythology tells that Eridu, considered one of the most southern of the settlements close to the Persian Gulf, was inhabited before the flood when, according to the Sumerian King list: “When kingship from heaven was lowered, the... Read More
25 Aug 2023 Larsa: Cult City State Basking Under The Sumerian Sun By micki pistorius Archaeology & Science 0 The fall of the Third Dynasty of Ur at end of the third millennium echoed over the land of Sumer, between the Tigris and Euphrates in ancient southern Mesopotamia and it opened the landscape for the southern rival city states of Isin and Larsa... Read More
18 Aug 2023 Mesopotamia’s Ur, A City Of Ziggurat Temples, Royal Tombs And Death Pits By micki pistorius Archaeology & Science 0 Where the Euphrates River once opened its mouth into the Persian Gulf, on the southern floodplain of Mesopotamia, lies Ur, dating from the Ubaid period, circa (6500 -3800 BC), and host to the Sumerian civilization. During the third millennium BC,... Read More