Author: Jaafar Jotheri, Professor of Landscape Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Al-Qadisiyah; Durham University

Iraq’s archaeological discoveries have shaped understanding of human civilisation – but its scientists have been sidelined

Jaafar Jotheri, Professor of Landscape Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Al-Qadisiyah; Durham UniversityLeave a Comment on Iraq’s archaeological discoveries have shaped understanding of human civilisation – but its scientists have been sidelined

The early bronze age (21st century BC) Ziggurat of Ur in southern Iraq. Abbas Al Yasiri/Shutterstock In recent years, archaeologists from around the world have marked the centenaries of some of Iraq’s most influential archaeological discoveries. The excavation of the ancient city of Ur, for example, transformed understanding of early urban life, long-distance trade, royal […]

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