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Uruk Visualisation Project : Pre-dynastic architecture (UA1 and UA2)
Pre-dynastic architecture (UA1 and UA2)
Uruk Visualisation Project
Uruk/Warka, situated in modern-day Iraq, is one of the first cities
in the world, and was populated almost without interruption for over
5,000 years – from the 4th millennium BCE to the 1st millennium CE. The
pre-dynastic period was the time of the legendary king Gilgamesh, who is
said to have build the 9km long city wall of Uruk and falls into the
beginning of the 3rd millennium BCE.
In the areas UA1 and UA2, remains of a big wall enclosure, a couple
of rooms as well as a pre-dynastic terrace were found. The terrace is
situated exactly below the Eanna Ziqqurrat
and might be it’s predecessor. We do not know who build these
structures, but we are dealing with the earliest terrace in Uruk on
which might have stood a temple and be therefore a very early version of
a ziqqurrat.
Due to the difficult excavation circumstances, only parts of the
terrace, a sophisticated canal system and several room complexes could
be found. Nevertheless, we are offering a reconstruction here, that is
based on the excavation results, which obviously show, that even in
pre-dynastic times, Uruk was dominated by a monumental centre, enclosed
in a walled area. Considering the later use of the same space, we might
speculate a similar function for pre-dynastic times.
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