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Archaeologists have unearthed a Sumerian palace and temple in the ancient city of Girsu, providing new insights into the birth of modern civilization in Mesopotamia.
The find in Tello in the south of Iraq is the result of the Girsu Project - a initiative to save endangered heritage sites led by the British Museum, Getty and SBAH of Iraq.