apr 21, 3517 BC - White Temple and Ziggurat

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3517-3358 BCE
Stone (temple) mud brick (ziggurat)
Uruk (modern Iraq)
During Mesopotamian times, Uruk was one of the largest cities, the temple was in the center of the city
Temples were built to honor the gods, built on a Ziggurat so it could be in closer proximity to the gods
CIRCUMAMBULATION
ditches/channels were found, bones of lions and leopards found withing (sacrificial?), water could have also flowed through the trenches

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