Uruk overview
Other name(s) Unug
Modern name(s) Warka
Region Mesopotamia
Section Lower Mesopotamia
Latitude 31.3240781 N suggest info
Longitude 45.63810144 E
Status Accurate location
Excavation
general info
Germans, since the end of the 19th century, continuing for more than half a century, but uncovering less than 20% of this huge site.
Phases
Uruk XVIII Eridu period
time frame from 5000 BCE to 4800 BCE
Uruk XVIII-XVI Late Ubaid period
time frame from 4800 BCE to 4200 BCE
Uruk XVI-X Early Uruk period
time frame from 4000 BCE to 3800 BCE
Uruk IX-VI Middle Uruk period
time frame from 3800 BCE to 3400 BCE
Uruk V-IV Late Uruk period
time frame from 3400 BCE to 3100 BCE
Uruk III Jedet Nasr period
time frame from 3100 BCE to 2900 BCE
Uruk II
time frame
Uruk I
time frame
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31.324078, 45.638101 === 31.324078 N, 45.638101 E === 31° 19' 26.7" N, 45° 38' 17.2" E
Web Uruk at Wikipedia
Nearest sites Tell et-Telliya, circa 23.9 km (14.8 mi) south-west
Larsa, Tell as-Senkereh, circa 20.9 km (13 mi) east
Tell al-Oueili, Tell Awayli, circa 25.4 km (15.8 mi) east
Samawah, circa 33.2 km (20.6 mi) west
Kutalla, Tell Sifr, circa 31.4 km (19.5 mi) east
Ishan Rakiba, Ishan Ranya, circa 37.6 km (23.4 mi) east
Shuruppak, Tell Fara, circa 51.8 km (32.2 mi) north
Umma, Tell Jokha, circa 44.9 km (27.9 mi) north-east
Tell Shmid, circa 50 km (31 mi) north-east
Tell Tarbas, circa 50.9 km (31.6 mi) north-east
Zabala, Tell Ibzeikh, circa 51.8 km (32.2 mi) north-east
Umma, Tell Umm al-Aqarib, Tell Umm el-Ajarib, circa 43.3 km (26.9 mi) north-east
Kisurra, Tell Abu Hatab, circa 59.1 km (36.7 mi) north
Tell al-Ubaid, circa 54.1 km (33.6 mi) south-east
Tell es-Sakheri, circa 51.7 km (32.1 mi) south-east
Bad-tibira, Dûr-gurgurri, Pantibiblos, Patibira, Tell al-Madineh, circa 60.6 km (37.6 mi) north-east
Eridu, Eridug, Nunki, Babel, Tell Abu Shahrain, circa 65.9 km (40.9 mi) south-east
Ur, Uru.Unuki, Tell al-Muqayyar, circa 59.9 km (37.2 mi) south-east
Isin, Ishan al-Bahriyat, circa 71.5 km (44.4 mi) north-west
Adab, Tell Bismaya, circa 76 km (47.2 mi) north-east
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Tags Settlements, Looted sites
Database ID 23, created 2 Jun 2008, 19:17, Last changed 2 Apr 2011, 17:25