Uruk: The First Cities
The Ancients
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What Is the Archaeology of Oruk?
The excavations at Oruk began in a rather sort of tentative way in the middle of the 19th century with a few exploratory digs. But really the major excavations took place at the start of the 20th century, led by German archaeologists. Their interests were very much on the monumental architecture at the center of the settlement. You don't actually know much about their mud brick, houses or whatever houses were made of because the excavations haven't yet focused on those areas of the site.
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