A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – The city of York is mentioned in the Old Testament as Erech, and its original Sumerian name is Ang. Much of what we know about York today comes from archaeological excavations at the site, now known as Warka.
The oldest settlement at this place was built during the period of Ubaid (5000 BC). Between 4000 and 3000 BC, Uruk became the most extensive and influential city in Mesopotamia. Initially, it occupied about 100 hectares (one square kilometer) and expanded to about 400 hectares.
Architecturally, the Uruk period is best known for a series of monumental structures of cultural or administrative character, which have been discovered within two cultural centers: one in the district of E-Ana and the other in the district containing the ziggurat of the god Anu.
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