One such structure uncovered in Godin Tepe, an archaeological site within the boundaries of ancient Sumer ... the city of Lagash. This building is believed to be a tavern, which, while an exciting ...

FOUND: Lagash, Iraq. CULTURE: Sumerian. DATE: ca. 2400 B.C. LANGUAGE: Sumerian. In early 2016, hundreds of media outlets around the world reported that a set of recently deciphered ancient clay ...

They appeared to him to have come from ancient Mesopotamia ... which was built around 2100 B.C. by Gudea, king of Lagash, the city-state of which Girsu was the capital. The temple was dedicated ...