Ancient City Of Ur Report - 934 Words

ANCIENT CITY OF UR REPORT ANCIENT HISTORY REPORT BY DYLAN NAGLE Yr. 11 The ancient Sumerian city of Ur was a southern Mesopotamian city located in what is now modern day Iraq. The city of Ur was established in approximately 3800BC, being inhabited until 450BC. In its prominent state Ur was a city of large scope, size and opulence. That and its position on the Persian Gulf allowed trade with countries as far away as India, bringing the city a vast amount of wealth. In 1922CE Ur became a site of great excitement when Sir Leonard Woolley (1880-1960) began excavations on the site conducted on behalf of the British Museum, London and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Sir Woolley s findings would reveal many things about†¦show more content†¦Due to the extensive amount of gold and jewellery found in such a short time Hamoudi nicknamed the first trench the gold trench . The second trench showed evidence of a large wall as well as the ruins of several ancient buildings. Despite everyone s excitement with the gold trench Sir Woolley, recognising the evidence of possible burials, decided not to continue due to the fact that his workers were not yet experienced enough to dig up the burial pits. The gold trench would not be touched for another three years. Although disappointed the workers continued to excavate trench two enthusiastically. Within a few weeks Sir Woolley s team had uncovered the remains of a temple named Enunmah and more sections of the large wall. Sir Woolley s work was halted in the spring due to the intense heat as the high temperatures made it intolerable for the workers to dig. Sir Woolley returned to England with plans to return in autumn when the temperature is cooler. Sir Woolley would then continue this practice for the next  · ten years that he spent working on the city of Ur site. The excavation started back up in the autumn of 1923. The teams spent this time to clear away the rubble around the Ziggurat. 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