A daily briefing of the archaeology and history of sites around the world.
Ur - Episode 348
Ur was an important Sumerian coastal city-state in ancient Mesopotamia. The Sumerians were the people who invented the first writing system that relied on symbols to create words, instead of the hieroglyphic, pictograms and pictures that had been used before. Mesopotamia was a historical region that spanned over much of the Middle East.
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Bagram - Episode 228
Bagram isn't just a headline - it's an ancient city in Afghanistan with a rich history. We'll give just a bit of it here.
