CONTINGENCY OPERATION BASE ADDER, Iraq -Towering in the distance, visible from COB Adder, is one of the world's most famous ancient buildings: the Great Ziggurat of Ur. The Ziggurat was completed in ...

The Great Ziggurat of Ur dedicated to the Moon god. Ziggurats were massive structure typical for Mesopotamia. Sumerians believed that the gods lived in the temple at the top of the ziggurats.

Once the heart of Sumerian civilization, the Great Ziggurat of Ur rose above the Mesopotamian plains 4,000 years ago. Built to honor the moon god Nanna, this stepped temple stood as both a place of ...

A general view shows the Ziggurat of Ur ruins, ahead of the planned visit of Pope Francis, in Ur near Nassiriya BAGHADAD (Reuters) - Pope Francis is due to hold an inter-religious prayer service at ...

MR. C. L. WOOLLEY'S first report on the excavations of the current season at Ur (Times, March 3), dealing mainly with a building of the little-known First Dynasty, about 3000 B.C., below the platform ...

THE TEMPLE OF THE MOON GOD AT UR.—The latest despatch of the British Museum and Pennsylvania University Expedition to Ur, which has appeared in the Times, indicates that as a result of this season's ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! BAGHADAD (Reuters) – Pope Francis is due to ...

A ziggurat is an ancient pyramid-shaped tower with a square base. The tradition of building these beautiful structures started in Mesopotamia with the Sumerians, the Akkadians, the Babylonians, the ...