Archaeologists May Have Found Evidence of a Cult In One of the World’s First Cities

The building discovered at the Kani Shaie archaeological site may have been a cultural hub over 5,000 years ago.
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5,000-year old 'cultic space' discovered in Iraq dates to time of the world's first cities

Archaeologists in Iraq have discovered the remains of a 5,000-year-old building that might have been used as a "cultic space" ...

5,000-year-old building found in Kani Shaie, Iraq, reshapes view of Uruk-era networks

Researchers say verifying the structure's monumentality could transform understanding of early Mesopotamian exchange, revealing how sites like Shaie linked distant regions.
Iraqi News

5,000-year-old temple unearthed in northern Iraq

Researchers have discovered a large 5,000-year-old temple in northern Iraq, at the Kani Shaie site in Sulaymaniyah province.
Khaberni

Iraq.. Discovery of a Mysterious Archaeological Building Believed to Be the First Temple Known to Humanity

A team of archaeologists in the Kurdistan region of Iraq announced the discovery of a massive archaeological building dating ...
La Brújula Verde

Monumental Ritual Structure from the Beginnings of Mesopotamian Civilization Linked to Uruk Discovered in Northeastern Iraq

A monumental structure, whose foundations date back to the dawn of urbanization in the Fertile Crescent, has been unearthed at the Kani Shaie site in the Kurdistan region of northeastern Iraq (in the ...
Greek Reporter

5,000-Year-Old Monumental Building in Iraq Sheds Light on Ancient Mesopotamia

Archaeologists uncover a monumental 5,000-year-old building in Mesopotamia’s Kani Shaie, revealing Uruk’s cultural reach.