The Iraqi government has budgeted around $382,000 for new conservation work to protect the exposed upper sections of the ...

Restoration work is underway at the ancient Ziggurat of Ur, a monumental stepped temple in Iraq, using traditional methods.

BAGHADAD (Reuters) - Pope Francis is due to hold an inter-religious prayer service at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Ur when he visits Iraq next week - an event local archeologists hope will draw ...

Restoration work has begun at the Ziggurat of Ur, a UNESCO-listed ancient Sumerian site in Iraq’s Dhi Qar province, as ...

A ziggurat (also spelled ziqqurat) was a raised platform with four sloping sides that looked like a tiered pyramid. Ziggurats were common in ancient Mesopotamia (roughly modern Iraq) from around 4,000 ...

The ziggurat of Nimrud seen in the upper left-hand corner of satellite images from late August, early October, mid October, and early November (gif by the author from photos courtesy American Schools ...

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 ...