Eridu
Eridu , ancient city of Sumer , Mesopotamia, near the Euphrates, S of Ur (in present-day S Iraq). Excavations conducted from 1946 to 1949 revealed that Eridu was the earliest known settlement in S Mesopotamia and dated from c.5000 BC A temple discovered there was probably dedicated to the water god Ea.
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JORDAN: IRANIAN RC OFFICIAL THANKS QUEEN FOR EARTHQUAKE AID.(Red Crescent )(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 2/12/2004; 176 words
; ...26 earthquake which devastated the ancient city and claimed the lives of at least 30...firsthand look at the devastation of the ancient city on Jan. 7, 2004, visiting the Jordanian...quake devastated 75 per cent of the ancient city including most of the ancient 2000-year-o...
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GEOQUEST.
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 10/20/2000; 97 words
; Located in what is now Jordan, this ancient city and archaeological site is now a popular tourist destination. The city's name comes...streets lined with temples, a gigantic Roman theater, and more. What is the name of this ancient city?
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Seven special places: look at the map as you read seven special facts about seven special continents.
Magazine article from: Weekly Reader, Edition 2 (including Science Spin); 1/5/2007; 255 words
; ...be used as fuel to heat homes and help automobiles run. An Ancient City South America is the site of Machu Picchu (MAH-choo PEE-choo...built hundreds of years ago by people called the Incas. That ancient city is high in the Andes Mountains in Peru. Tilting Tower Europe...
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After Teaching.(Poem)
Magazine article from: Poetry; 3/1/2007; ; 181 words
; ...of Benita's swell, an ancient couple turn a corner in an ancient city and, holding hands, rise into twilight. They never fall...in heaven's nothing. When I quit teaching, I moved to that ancient city, and I ghosted there the autobiography of a great man, a...
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JORDAN: NEW DAM TO BE BUILT IN PETRA IN EFFORTS TO STOP FLOODING.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 7/28/2002; 293 words
; ...the mountains surrounding Petra in order to safeguard the ancient city and its visitors. The construction work on the dam, which...In May 2001, a surge of water flowed into one area of the ancient city, cutting off paths and leaving tourists stranded. Rain often...
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St. Paul's Ephesus.(St Paul's Ephesus: Texts and Archeology)(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch; 5/1/2008; 122 words
; ...Ephesus: Texts and Archeology is a journey back through history to this ancient city, following missionary Paul through his journeys and everything that...biblical history shelf and anyone who wishes to learn more of this ancient city.
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TURKEY: US BILLIONAIRES TO HOLD BARBECUE AT ANCIENT SITE AS PART OF TOURISM CAMPAIGN.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 12/20/1999; 39 words
; According to Cumhuriyet, before it was camel-wrestling, concerts, now, with special permission from the Ministry of Culture, a barbecue party is being organized for 1,000 American billionaires in the ancient city of Ephesus as part of 'Faith Tourism'.
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Statement on the earthquake in Iran.
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 12/29/2003; 61 words
; ...earthquake centered in the city of Bam, Iran. We are greatly saddened by the loss of life, injuries, and widespread damage to this ancient city. I extend my condolences to all those touched by this tragedy. The thoughts of all Americans are with the victims and their...
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EGYPT: ARCHAEOLOGISTS DISCOVER ANCIENT CITY IN BEHIRA OASIS.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 7/18/2007; 77 words
; ...at Al-Behira Oasis, Al Ahram newspaper reported Tuesday. Remains of walls and pots were among the things discovered in the ancient city. Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas said the joint archeological mission had also unearthed...
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Vocation by chance.(professor Marvin Pope)(Column)(Obituary)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 7/16/1997; ; 537 words
; ...Marvin Pope was a truly distinguished authority on Ugarit, an ancient city, and its language, Ugaritic. He was a scholar's scholar...tell his teachers in North Carolina 70 years ago, Show me an ancient city in ruins or a text that looks untranslatable, and I'll show...
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Sumerians
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
...southern Mesopotamia in the 4th and 3rd millennia BC. By 3000 BC a number of city states had developed in Sumer, such as URUK , Eridu, and UR . The Sumerians are credited with inventing the cuneiform system of writing, which was originally pictographic but gradually...
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Mesopotamia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Tepe Gawra . While these advances were being made in the north, civilization was just beginning in the south, particularly at Eridu. The Al Ubaid culture that followed flourished in both N and S Mesopotamia. The Proto-Literate and Early Dynastic Phases During...
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