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The British Museum shared in a recent presentation that archaeologists have discovered the remnants of a 4,500-year-old Sumerian temple in Iraq. It is a temple dedicated to Ningirsu, the Mesopotamian deity of springtime thunder.
The finding is the outcome of the 2015 archaeological partnership led by the British Museum and supported by the Getty Museum called the Girsu Project.
The long-lost Sumerian temple was constructed with mud brick, and it served as the stunning centerpiece of the ancient city of Girsu, which is now known as the archaeological site Tello.
British Museum lead archaeologist Sebastien Rey, the curator of ancient Mesopotamia in the museum, said during the presentation of findings that they found one of the most important sacred spaces in all ancient Mesopotamia at the heart of Girsu.
They are continuing their excavation project, but they believe that the ancient city of Girsu was a bustling cultural center at the heart of Mesopotamia, a broad area between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers that include Iraq, eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, as well as a part of western Iraq and Kuwait.
Scientists argue that the Sumerians could possibly be the oldest civilization in the world and the first to establish a code of law and their own religion, as per Live Science.
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The finding is the outcome of the 2015 archaeological partnership led by the British Museum and supported by the Getty Museum called the Girsu Project.
The long-lost Sumerian temple was constructed with mud brick, and it served as the stunning centerpiece of the ancient city of Girsu, which is now known as the archaeological site Tello.
British Museum lead archaeologist Sebastien Rey, the curator of ancient Mesopotamia in the museum, said during the presentation of findings that they found one of the most important sacred spaces in all ancient Mesopotamia at the heart of Girsu.
They are continuing their excavation project, but they believe that the ancient city of Girsu was a bustling cultural center at the heart of Mesopotamia, a broad area between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers that include Iraq, eastern Syria, southeastern Turkey, as well as a part of western Iraq and Kuwait.
Scientists argue that the Sumerians could possibly be the oldest civilization in the world and the first to establish a code of law and their own religion, as per Live Science.
Remains of 4,500-year-old Sumerian Temple Discovered in Iraq Might Hold Secrets of the Ancient Civilization
The newly-discovered Sumerian temple is the outcome of the 2015 Girsu project of the British Museum supported by the Getty Museum. Read the article to learn more.
www.sciencetimes.com
