Sumerians and the Birth of Writing
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Archaeology and the Mound of Pichteelmuca
In the nineteenth century, europeans passing through the region as merchants or diplomats were always intrigued by the ancient mound at ur. It was from that site that some of the first bricks inscribed in cuniform were recovered and brought back to europe. A joint excavation was undertaken between the british museum and the university museum of pennsylvania. The sight is enormous, and is very much that's visible on the ground, as it were - remains of decayed mud brick structures. But what we know about him uncovering so much incredible archaeology from this air of the world? What leads him therefore to took us through his excavations.
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