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Clay cylinders reveal written proof of a 2,500-year-old ziggurat restoration

Two small clay cylinders, buried for roughly 2,500 years in the ruins of an ancient temple tower, have given archaeologists ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

First written evidence of 2,500-year-old Kish ziggurat restoration found on clay cylinders

In Iraq, archaeologists have discovered two clay cylinders inscribed with the first known foundation text regarding the ...
The Gazette

This ziggurat in Colorado’s San Luis Valley is the only spiritual structure of its kind in the U.S

Perched on the outskirts of Crestone, the unique Crestone ziggurat, a yellow spiral tower commissioned by Syrian-American Najeeb Halaby in 1978, stands tall in the San Luis Valley. Maintained by the ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Cuneiform Cylinders Shed Light on Nebuchadnezzar II’s Work in Babylon

Study of ancient cuneiform cylinders reveals how Nebuchadnezzar II restored Kish’s ziggurat and linked his rule to Babylon’s ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Laguna Niguel’s Ziggurat auction hits $169.2 million

For the 34th time, the auction for Laguna Niguel’s iconic Ziggurat goes on thanks to another last-moment bid. With 13 minutes left in the auction on Thursday, Oct. 3, the General Services ...