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The ziggurat of Ur
The ruins of the ancient city of Ur are within the boundaries of our base, and from time to time we are allowed to go on tours. The picture above is of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, taken from the one of the excavated building in the ruins of the ancient city of UR.
picture uploaded: 28 Jan 2010
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Todd Morris wrote...
Yes ... Mesopotamia is considered to be "the birth place of civilization". On the tour we went on, the archeologist actually pointed out a pit that they were digging out, and measuring soil samples to try to place historical events. He said they found what looks like a flood that probably corresponds to the story of Noah's Ark.
Mick Watson wrote...
Amazing...love the framing. It's easy to forget that Iraq has so much history to it..I'm glad you're able to appreciate that while you're there, maybe even more so than the people that live there.
I love the framing of this shot. There must be some really interesting history at the base.