Uruk in Podcasts
placeMajor city in ancient Mesopotamia, associated with early astronomical observations.
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The Ancients
Origins of Astronomy
Yes. So this text comes from Uruk, I believe. I hope I'm not misremembering. So we're talking about what is now southern Iraq, or if you're referring to how the region is referred to in antiquity, southern Mesopotamia, which basically refers to the land between the rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. So it is a place that was home to many civilizations and cultures in antiquity.