Nasiriyah, Iraq
Royal Cemetery at Ur
The Royal Cemetery at Ur is an archaeological site in modern-day Dhi Qar Governorate in southern Iraq. The initial excavations at Ur took place between 1922 and 1934 under the direction of Leonard Woolley in association with the British Museum and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Many finds are now in museums, especially the Iraq Museum, Baghdad and the British Museum.
- City
- Nasiriyah
- Country
- Iraq
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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