Sumerian Palace Discovered in Iraq

News February 17, 2023

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Iraq Girsu Palace
(© The Girsu Project)

TELLO, IRAQ—According to a statement released by the British Museum, a 4,500-year-old palace has been discovered in Girsu, a Sumerian city in southern Iraq that was discovered about 140 years ago. Researchers were aware of the existence of the mudbrick palace from inscriptions unearthed at other locations in the city. The excavation team, which is made up of British and Iraqi archaeologists, also recovered more than 200 cuneiform tablets of administrative records at the site. To read more about the site, go to "Girsu's Enigmatic Construction."

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