What are the Royal Tombs of UR? ~ Carolene
The Royal Tombs of Ur are tombs that contain 1800 burials. These tombs are said to be royal, because inside the tombs were treasured things from ancient past including; from kings, palaces and the tombs also have burials of kings and the servants of their palaces. The Royal Tombs of Ur are remembered for the special things they treasured, as you will see further down the page.
Why were they created? ~ Kero
The royal tombs of Ur were designed to bury kings and very rich people. They were created to be buried in a royal place. To be buried here, you would need to be very wealthy and much known to other people.
On the other side of the tombs there was a so called death pit and scientists have found all types of bodies and jewels laying on the bottom of the pit.
Where are the tombs located? ~ Kero
The tombs are located in Iraq and it is an abandoned place that not many people go to. Due to the tombs destination and age, the entrances are very enclosed and hard to get into, especially the long stairs that lead into the ground floor. If you scroll down the page, you will find out what Ancient Civilisation the tombs are found in. If you would like to see a few maps demonstrating the location, please click this link; Maps
Who excavated the site of the Royal Tombs of UR? ~ Samantha
There was an archaeologist named C. Leonard Woolly , he was known to have excavated the Royal Tombs of Ur. The tombs were excavated in the Ancient Sumerian city of UR in September 1922. If you keep reading on to the next question, you will find out what Sir Woolly found in the tombs.
What were inside of the tombs? ~ Samantha
Among the 1800 graves Sir, Leornard discovered, there were 16 tombs which had special and valued objects in them. He decided to call them the 'Royal tombs'.
The finding of these tombs and their contents were reported all over the world. People read all about Woolley's diggings and were captivated by his encounters.
Jewellery of gold, Lapis Lazuli, and carnelian, cups of gold and silver, bowls of alabaster, and other extraordinary objects of art and culture were just some of the discoveries that were found.
The artefacts from the Royal Tombs of Ur give us a great idea of what the ancient Sumerian art and civilization looked like.
Most of the artefacts are kept in the British Museum and the Penn Museum. Some of them are kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
From around 1922 to 1934, there was an archaeologist named C. Leonard Woolley who mined the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur. He made numerous great findings about the people who lived there.
What ancient civilization is this iconic place from? ~ Tiffany
Ur was classified as one of the ancient cities for Mesopotamia, Samaria. Historians consider the city to have settled in the late sixth century through the Ubaid millennium till around 3000 B.C in the Ancient Iraq time in history.
When were the Royal Tombs of Ur Completed?- Carolene
The Royal Tombs of Ur were built and finished in the year of 100 BC which is 2113 years ago from now. Archeologists stated that the upper graves of the cemetery was dated to about 2300 B.C and the bottom graves were stated to be dated around 2600 B.C.
The Royal Tombs of Ur are tombs that contain 1800 burials. These tombs are said to be royal, because inside the tombs were treasured things from ancient past including; from kings, palaces and the tombs also have burials of kings and the servants of their palaces. The Royal Tombs of Ur are remembered for the special things they treasured, as you will see further down the page.
Why were they created? ~ Kero
The royal tombs of Ur were designed to bury kings and very rich people. They were created to be buried in a royal place. To be buried here, you would need to be very wealthy and much known to other people.
On the other side of the tombs there was a so called death pit and scientists have found all types of bodies and jewels laying on the bottom of the pit.
Where are the tombs located? ~ Kero
The tombs are located in Iraq and it is an abandoned place that not many people go to. Due to the tombs destination and age, the entrances are very enclosed and hard to get into, especially the long stairs that lead into the ground floor. If you scroll down the page, you will find out what Ancient Civilisation the tombs are found in. If you would like to see a few maps demonstrating the location, please click this link; Maps
Who excavated the site of the Royal Tombs of UR? ~ Samantha
There was an archaeologist named C. Leonard Woolly , he was known to have excavated the Royal Tombs of Ur. The tombs were excavated in the Ancient Sumerian city of UR in September 1922. If you keep reading on to the next question, you will find out what Sir Woolly found in the tombs.
What were inside of the tombs? ~ Samantha
Among the 1800 graves Sir, Leornard discovered, there were 16 tombs which had special and valued objects in them. He decided to call them the 'Royal tombs'.
The finding of these tombs and their contents were reported all over the world. People read all about Woolley's diggings and were captivated by his encounters.
Jewellery of gold, Lapis Lazuli, and carnelian, cups of gold and silver, bowls of alabaster, and other extraordinary objects of art and culture were just some of the discoveries that were found.
The artefacts from the Royal Tombs of Ur give us a great idea of what the ancient Sumerian art and civilization looked like.
Most of the artefacts are kept in the British Museum and the Penn Museum. Some of them are kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
From around 1922 to 1934, there was an archaeologist named C. Leonard Woolley who mined the site of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur. He made numerous great findings about the people who lived there.
What ancient civilization is this iconic place from? ~ Tiffany
Ur was classified as one of the ancient cities for Mesopotamia, Samaria. Historians consider the city to have settled in the late sixth century through the Ubaid millennium till around 3000 B.C in the Ancient Iraq time in history.
When were the Royal Tombs of Ur Completed?- Carolene
The Royal Tombs of Ur were built and finished in the year of 100 BC which is 2113 years ago from now. Archeologists stated that the upper graves of the cemetery was dated to about 2300 B.C and the bottom graves were stated to be dated around 2600 B.C.