For the first installment of our Ancient Games series, we're tackling the Royal Game of Ur from Mesopotamia! This is one of the oldest games in history, and the oldest one where we actually have a ...

Pope to visit ancient city of Ur, ‘the cradle of civilization’ Francis expected to visit the southern Iraqi city of Ur on Saturday, where the father of all three Abrahamic faiths is believed ...

Play online or offline vs friends or AI as ancient god and express your anger or delight as you gain emotion points. Ur Game is a re-creation of The Royal Game of Ur, ancient game that is now ...

Around 2112 B.C., the Sumerian king Ur-Namma (r. 2112–2095 B.C.) united the city-states of southern Mesopotamia into a short-lived kingdom known today as the Third Dynasty of Ur, or Ur III. More ...

Archaeologists have unearthed complex near ancient city or Ur in southern Iraq.

In ancient Ur, birthplace of Abraham, pope urges peace among monotheistic faiths Sacred city in cradle of civilization served region’s peoples for thousands of years, but has gone largely ...

The bell of a new church built near Iraq's ancient city of Ur chimed for the first time last week as part of a push to lure back pilgrims to a country that is home to one of the world's oldest ...

Investigating Canals Across Time, From Space: Ur Takes A Step Back To See Ancient Networks Date: April 11, 2006 Source: Harvard University Summary: The view from space of an ancient canal network ...

Pope Francis visited the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur on Saturday, March 6, 2021, on the second day of his historic visit to Iraq (March 5-8). There he joined religious leaders for an ...

Bristol University in Britain learned this firsthand when researchers discovered a box containing materials from the Sumerian city of Ur tucked away on top of a cupboard.

A British archaeologist says he and his colleagues have unearthed a huge, rare complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, home of the biblical Abraham.

BAGHDAD (AP) — British archaeologists said Thursday they have unearthed a sprawling complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, home of the biblical Abraham. The structure, thought to ...