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Touphion — by T. Wilfong — last modified Jan 12, 2024 10:11 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 B2 Touphion

Tulul Abu Adhem — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 04, 2024 11:36 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 91 G5 Tulul Abu Adhem

Tulul Khattab — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 11, 2024 05:22 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 91 F4 Tulul Khattab

Tyrus/Col. Septimia Severa — by E.M. Meyers — last modified Sep 26, 2024 03:24 PM

The ancient city of Tyre (modern es-Sur on the coast of Lebanon). A UNESCO World Heritage Site, in part because of its "important archaeological remains, mainly from Roman times."

Ur(i) — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Jan 15, 2024 02:17 PM

A major Sumerian city-state founded during the Ubaid period, ca. 3800 B.C. In archaeological terms, Ur is particularly well known for the lavish tombs of its Royal Cemetery, its massive Ziggurat. The site served as the capital of the Ur III dynasty.

Uruk/Orchoe/Erech/Orikut — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Sep 13, 2024 04:38 PM

Uruk was an ancient Sumerian (and later Babylonian) city located on the Euphrates river. At its height (ca. 2900 BC), Uruk's population may have topped 50,000 people and its walls enclosed an area of more than six square kilometers, making it the largest city in the world at that point in time.

Ziwiye — by S.E. Kroll — last modified Jan 12, 2024 10:00 AM

Ziwiye is the name of a modern village in northwestern Iran, associated with an archaeological site of the 7th century BCE that was looted in the mid-20th century and subsequently partially excavated in a more scientific manner. The site's ancient name is not known.