In the center of the ancient city of Ur is a cemetery that was used between about 2600-2000 B.C.E. and hundreds of burials were made in pits. Many of these contained very rich materials. Read the history and view pictures of some of the artifacts found in this cemetary in this article.

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ziggurats, khan academy, lyres, royal cemetery at ur, tell el-muqayyar, art of the ancient near east

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional