Deep beneath a Mesopotamian temple, scientists found sand that shouldn't be there; at least not according to what archaeologists believed about this ancient city. A thick deposit of deliberately placed sand found beneath an ancient Mesopotamian temple is shaking up what we thought we knew about the origins of worship in northern Iraq. This surprising discovery suggests that the builders of Assur’s Ishtar Templ... [4121 chars]
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