{"product_id":"ur-paperback","title":"Ur: The City of the Moon God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarriet Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThomas Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDuncan Garrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ancient Mesoptamian city of Ur was a Sumerian city state which flourished as a centre of trade and civilisation between 2800-2000 BCE. However, in the recent past it suffered from the disastrous Gulf war and from neglect. It still remains a potent symbol for people of all faiths and will have an important role to play in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis account of Ur's past looks at both the ancient city and its evolution over centuries, and its archaeological interpretation in more recent times. From the 19th century explorers and their identification of the site of Mukayyar as the Biblical city of Ur, the study proceeds to look in detail at the archaeologist Leonard Woolley and his key discoveries during the 1920s and 30s. Using the findings as a framework and utilising the latest evidence from environmental, historical and archaeological studies, the volume explores the site's past in chronological order from the Ubaid period in the 5th millennium to the death of Alexander. It looks in detail at the architectural remains: the sacred buildings, royal graves and also the private housing which provides a unique record of life 4000 years ago. The volume also describes the part played by Ur in the Gulf war and discusses the problems raised for archaeologists in the war's aftermath.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarriet Crawford \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Fellow at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge, and Reader Emerita at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, UK. Her published works include \u003ci\u003eSumer and the Sumerians \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), \u003ci\u003eDilmun and its Gulf Neighbours \u003c\/i\u003e(1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe Sumerian World \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). She has excavated in Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait and Syria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42121883058311,"sku":"9781472524195","price":66.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d6cd6d71a90441f0b9320c06173bbf62.webp?v=1732556575","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ur-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}