The landscape surrounding the ancient site of Kurd Qaburstan, where UCF-led excavations uncovered evidence of siege warfare, administrative archives and urban life dating back thousands of years. (Kurd Qaburstan Project via SWNS)
Broken vessels and other debris from a destruction layer were preserved east of a monumental mudbrick wall in the Lower Town East Palace at Kurd Qaburstan. (Edward Dandrow / Kurd Qaburstan Project via SWNS)
The spatial arrangement of human remains recovered from a destruction deposit in the Lower Town East Palace at Kurd Qaburstan. (Andrea Zurek-Ost / Kurd Qaburstan Project via SWNS)
A cuneiform tablet from the Lower Town East palace is shown before and after expert conservation. The tablet is part of a group of administrative texts discovered during excavations at Kurd Qaburstan. (Carmen Gütschow / Kurd Qaburstan Project via SWNS)
The landscape surrounding the ancient site of Kurd Qaburstan, where UCF-led excavations uncovered evidence of siege warfare, administrative archives and urban life dating back thousands of years. (Kurd Qaburstan Project via SWNS)
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By Stephen Beech
Evidence of siege warfare dating back 4,000 years has been discovered in an area known as the "cradle of civilization."
Broken vessels and other debris from a destruction layer were preserved east of a monumental mudbrick wall in the Lower Town East Palace at Kurd Qaburstan. (Edward Dandrow / Kurd Qaburstan Project via SWNS)
The spatial arrangement of human remains recovered from a destruction deposit in the Lower Town East Palace at Kurd Qaburstan. (Andrea Zurek-Ost / Kurd Qaburstan Project via SWNS)
A cuneiform tablet from the Lower Town East palace is shown before and after expert conservation. The tablet is part of a group of administrative texts discovered during excavations at Kurd Qaburstan. (Carmen Gütschow / Kurd Qaburstan Project via SWNS)
