{"id":144775,"date":"2025-01-14T10:31:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//?p=144775"},"modified":"2025-04-14T12:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:43:30","slug":"ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New discoveries by a 麻豆原创 researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural remains, may provide a wealth of knowledge about this Middle Bronze Age city and shed light on the more hidden history of Mesopotamia.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>The clay tablets are the first of their kind found in the region and are still being interpreted. Early findings indicate they provide a greater insight about the people who lived there and the significantly consequential events they encountered.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"attachment_144779/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"695/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-img size-full wp-image-144779 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"One of three clay cuneiform tablets discovered at the Middle Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan in northeast Iraq. It was found in a debris-filled corridor in the lower town palace. Early interpretations of this tablet suggests dramatic events and possibly ancient warfare./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP-300x174.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP-768x445.jpg 768w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP-691x400.jpg 691w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP-360x209.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"695/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-img size-full wp-image-144779 img-fluid lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20695%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"One of three clay cuneiform tablets discovered at the Middle Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan in northeast Iraq. It was found in a debris-filled corridor in the lower town palace. Early interpretations of this tablet suggests dramatic events and possibly ancient warfare./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20695%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP-300x174.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP-768x445.jpg 768w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP-691x400.jpg 691w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP-360x209.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Tablet1-HD-CROP.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/">One of three clay cuneiform tablets discovered at the Middle Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan in northeast Iraq. It was found in a debris-filled corridor in the lower town palace. Early interpretations of this tablet suggests dramatic events and possibly ancient warfare. (Photo courtesy of Tiffany Earley-Spadoni)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//cah.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//history/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/">history</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//a> at 麻豆原创, and a team of researchers have been carefully uncovering culturally significant Middle Bronze Age (1800 BCE) discoveries at Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, which is situated in the Erbil region in northeast Iraq.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>A significant portion of human development and history may be traced back to the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia, in and around present-day Iraq.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>The study of these new tablets could reveal important details about the city/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u2019s connections with its neighbors during the Middle Bronze Age and its historical significance. For example, by studying people/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u2019s names, word choice and writing styles, scholars may better understand literacy in the region and the city/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u2019s cultural identity, Earley-Spadoni says in her <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//projects.cah.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//kq/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2024-fieldwork-excavations-survey/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/">fieldwork summary</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//a>.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p><strong>Hidden History</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>The Middle Bronze Age in northern Iraq is poorly understood due to limited prior research and the inherent biases of the available historical sources, she says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cWe hope to find even more historical records that will help us tell the story of [the city] from the perspective of its own people rather than relying only on accounts written by their enemies,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d Earley-Spadoni says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cWhile we know a great deal about the development of writing in southern Iraq, far less is known about literacy in northern Mesopotamian cities, especially near Erbil where Kurd Qaburstan is located./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>Mesopotamia, with its dense network of ancient cities in the fertile plains along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers near the Persian Gulf, is often regarded as the birthplace of urban civilization. These cities, preserved as towering tells, mounds formed by centuries of accumulated cultural debris, have captivated scholars for generations.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cWe know quite a bit about Mesopotamian cities in the south, and that&#8217;s considered the traditional heartland of cities,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d Earley-Spadoni says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cWhen people think about where cities first arose, they imagine cities in southern Iraq, like Uruk. We seek to fill in this gap in the scholarship by investigating a large urban site, one of the few that&#8217;s ever been investigated in northern Iraq./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<div class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"embed oembed oembed-video d-flex flex-column align-items-center/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/">/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<div class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"><noscript><iframe title=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Uncovering an Ancient Bronze Age City in Iraq/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"500/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"281/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.youtube.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//embed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//HU5QVeb6kL4?feature=oembed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" frameborder=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" allow=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" referrerpolicy=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"strict-origin-when-cross-origin/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" allowfullscreen></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//iframe></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//noscript><iframe title=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Uncovering an Ancient Bronze Age City in Iraq/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"500/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"281/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" frameborder=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"0/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" allow=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" referrerpolicy=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"strict-origin-when-cross-origin/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" allowfullscreen data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.youtube.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//embed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//HU5QVeb6kL4?feature=oembed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//iframe></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//div>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//div>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p><strong>New Areas Uncovered, New Questions Raised</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>Earley-Spadoni and researchers have been working in two primary areas: the northwest residential neighborhoods and a newly discovered administrative complex identified as a lower town palace, which was theorized to exist based on findings made in 2022.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>Researchers used technologies such as magnetometry, which allows researchers to peer through the ground to see architectural plans, to help excavate the site.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>The research is valuable its own right and helps shed light on regional history and worldwide heritage, she says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cThe focus of the research is the organization of ancient cities, and it&#8217;s specifically the organization of Kurd Qaburstan,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d Earley-Spadoni says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cYou may have heard of King Hammurabi, who erected the famous law code. So, this is about that same time almost 4,000 years ago. We decided that this would be an interesting place to investigate what it was like to be an everyday person at a city during the Middle Bronze Age, which has been an understudied topic. People like to excavate palaces and temples, and very few residential areas have been excavated./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>Excavations in the palace revealed monumental architecture, human remains and evidence of destruction, suggesting a significant historical event. The complex, identified through geophysical surveys, is being excavated to establish its characteristics and better understand its function.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"attachment_144787/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"max-width: 1067px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"1067/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-img size-full wp-image-144787 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Standing mudbrick architecture from a 10 meter by 10 meter excavation in the Kurd Qaburstan lower-town palace, view to north./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY.jpg 1067w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY-300x225.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY-683x512.jpg 683w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY-534x400.jpg 534w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY-360x270.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"(max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"1067/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-img size-full wp-image-144787 img-fluid lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201067%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Standing mudbrick architecture from a 10 meter by 10 meter excavation in the Kurd Qaburstan lower-town palace, view to north./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201067%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1067w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"(max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY.jpg 1067w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY-300x225.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY-683x512.jpg 683w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY-534x400.jpg 534w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY-360x270.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PAL002GroundPhoto_Radiant-麻豆原创-TODAY.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/">Standing mudbrick architecture from a 10 meter by 10 meter excavation in the Kurd Qaburstan lower-town palace, view to north. (Photo courtesy of Tiffany Earley-Spadoni)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>In the northwest neighborhoods, exterior courtyards, clay drainpipes, and household refuse were uncovered. Excavated pottery included everyday items such as cups, plates, bowls and storage jars. Some of the pottery was surprisingly well-decorated and carefully made, hinting that private wealth may have been more common than expected, Earley-Spadoni says in her fieldwork summary report.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>Animal bones found with the pottery suggest that residents enjoyed a varied diet, including domesticated meat and wild game. This level of variety of diet is unexpected for non-elite populations in Mesopotamian cities, based on limited current evidence.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>These findings may challenge ideas about sharp divisions between elite and non-elite lifestyles in ancient cities. The material culture and dietary practices reflect a community where some people lived relatively well and suggests that further research and analysis is needed to answer lingering questions, Earley-Spadoni says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cWe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u2019re studying this ancient city to learn very specific things about the ancient inhabitants,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cFirst, to what degree did they plan their environment, or was it just the result of an organic process? We also want to know how social inequality worked in this ancient city. Were there very poor people and very rich people? Or was there possibly a middle class?/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"attachment_144788/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"max-width: 1006px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"1006/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-144788 size-full/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Broken pieces of storage jars marked with a special identifier symbol from the lower town palace./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks.jpg 1006w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks-300x239.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks-644x512.jpg 644w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks-503x400.jpg 503w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks-360x286.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"(max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"1006/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-144788 size-full lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201006%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Broken pieces of storage jars marked with a special identifier symbol from the lower town palace./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201006%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1006w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"(max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks.jpg 1006w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks-300x239.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks-644x512.jpg 644w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks-503x400.jpg 503w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks-360x286.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//PottersMarks.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/">Broken pieces of storage jars marked with a special identifier symbol from the lower town palace. (Photo courtesy of Tiffany-Earley-Spadoni)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p><strong>Encouraging Findings and a Promising Future</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>The city/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u2019s historical importance could be even greater if it is identified as Qabra, a major regional center referenced in Old Babylonian monuments like the famed Stele of Dadusha, according to Earley-Spadoni.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>There are many clues that give credence to the theory that Kurd Qaburstan was the prominent city of Qabra that has been referenced in Old Babylonian steles /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u2013 or ancient monumental slabs. One such clue is that there are ample signs pointing to Kurd Qaburstan serving as a major regional administrative hub, she says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cKurd Qaburstan is believed to be ancient Qabra, an important regional center mentioned in the records of other city-states,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d Earley-Spadoni says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cThe presence of writing, monumental architecture, and other administrative artifacts in the lower town palace further supports this identification since the site must have been an important city of its time./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>The tablets are still being interpreted but there are some early encouraging findings that help illuminate the greater identity of the people of Kurd Qaburstan and the era they inhabited, she says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cThe first of the three tablets was discovered in a trash-filled deposit along with building rubble and human remains,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d she says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201cIts context suggests dramatic events, possibly evidence of ancient warfare.&nbsp;We hope our work in 2025 will tell us more about this story./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>The research and excavation efforts are funded through the U.S. National Science Foundation and in partnership with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The work occurred from May to July 2024, with previous work conducted from 2013 to 2023 by a team from Johns Hopkins University that included Earley-Spadoni.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"attachment_144778/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-img size-full wp-image-144778 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Tiffany Earley-Spadoni has extensively studied Mesopotamian history and her efforts to excavate the site at Kurd Qaburstan have continued since 2013./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany-300x200.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany-768x512.jpg 768w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany-600x400.jpg 600w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"800/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-img size-full wp-image-144778 img-fluid lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Tiffany Earley-Spadoni has extensively studied Mesopotamian history and her efforts to excavate the site at Kurd Qaburstan have continued since 2013./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20800%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1200w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany.jpg 1200w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany-300x200.jpg 300w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany-768x512.jpg 768w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany-600x400.jpg 600w, https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany-360x240.jpg 360w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tiffany.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/">Tiffany Earley-Spadoni has extensively studied Mesopotamian history and her efforts to excavate the site at Kurd Qaburstan have continued since 2013. (Photo by Antoine Hart)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p><strong>Researcher/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u2019s Credentials:</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//strong></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<p>Earley-Spadoni joined 麻豆原创 in 2016 and became an associate professor in 2022. She earned her doctoral degree in near eastern studies in 2015 from The Johns Hopkins University. Earley-Spadoni/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u2019s research consists of spatially oriented investigations of expansionary state development in the ancient Near East and she directs the Kurd Qaburstan Project in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at 麻豆原创, and a team of researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient humans lived and advanced.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n","protected":false},"author":8698,"featured_media":144784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[3,5,23,24],"tags":[309,17023,35201,2175,14916],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-144775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-colleges","category-research","category-science-technology","tag-archaeology","tag-college-of-arts-and-humanities","tag-department-of-history","tag-history","tag-research"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//yoast.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//product/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//yoast-seo-premium-wordpress/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775// -->/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<title>Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia | 麻豆原创 News</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//title>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"description/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at 麻豆原创, and a team of researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient humans lived and advanced./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"robots/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<link rel=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"canonical/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:locale/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"en_US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"article/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:title/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:description/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at 麻豆原创, and a team of researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient humans lived and advanced./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:site_name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"麻豆原创 News | 麻豆原创 Today/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"article:publisher/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.facebook.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"article:published_time/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"2025-01-14T15:31:45+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"article:modified_time/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"2025-04-14T16:43:30+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/t<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:image:width/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"1200/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/t<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:image:height/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"675/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/t<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:image:type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//jpeg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"author/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Edward Duryea/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"twitter:card/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"summary_large_image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"twitter:creator/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"twitter:site/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"twitter:label1/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Written by/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/t<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"twitter:data1/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Edward Duryea/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/t<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"twitter:label2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Est. reading time/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/t<meta name=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"twitter:data2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"7 minutes/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<script type=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"application/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ld+json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"yoast-schema-graph/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/">{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@context/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//schema.org/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@graph/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":[{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Article/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#article/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"isPartOf/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"author/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Edward Duryea/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//033265f7b4a4c8fa0aa7af07531eb9a7/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"headline/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"datePublished/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"2025-01-14T15:31:45+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"dateModified/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"2025-04-14T16:43:30+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"mainEntityOfPage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"wordCount/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":1333,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#primaryimage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"thumbnailUrl/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"keywords/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":[/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"archaeology/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"College of Arts and Humanities/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Department of History/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"History/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Research/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"],/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"articleSection/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":[/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Arts &amp; Culture/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Colleges &amp; Campus/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Research/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Science &amp; Technology/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"],/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"copyrightYear/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"copyrightHolder/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#organization/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"}},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"WebPage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia | 麻豆原创 News/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"isPartOf/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#website/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"primaryImageOfPage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#primaryimage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#primaryimage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"thumbnailUrl/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"datePublished/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"2025-01-14T15:31:45+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"dateModified/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"2025-04-14T16:43:30+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"author/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//033265f7b4a4c8fa0aa7af07531eb9a7/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"description/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at 麻豆原创, and a team of researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient humans lived and advanced./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"breadcrumb/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#breadcrumb/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"potentialAction/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":[{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"ReadAction/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"target/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":[/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"]}]},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"ImageObject/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#primaryimage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"contentUrl/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today.jpg/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"width/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":1200,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"height/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":675,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"A portion of the excavated Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan. Researchers uncovered many pithoi - or storage jars - that contained historical artifacts that helped to contextualize Mesopotamian history. (Photo courtesy of Tiffany Earley-Spadoni)/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"BreadcrumbList/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#breadcrumb/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"itemListElement/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":[{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"ListItem/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"position/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":1,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Home/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"item/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"ListItem/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"position/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":2,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"}]},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"WebSite/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#website/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"麻豆原创 News | 麻豆原创 Today/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"description/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Central Florida Research, Arts, Technology, Student Life and College News, Stories and More/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"potentialAction/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":[{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"SearchAction/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"target/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"EntryPoint/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"urlTemplate/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//?s={search_term_string}/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"query-input/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"PropertyValueSpecification/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"valueRequired/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":true,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"valueName/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"search_term_string/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"}}],/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//033265f7b4a4c8fa0aa7af07531eb9a7/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"name/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Edward Duryea/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"ImageObject/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//8322b9f67ed77d5efa5143775c4ee751a0c9600eb5fb6bb1b6f550353b5fc015?s=96&d=mm&r=g/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//8322b9f67ed77d5efa5143775c4ee751a0c9600eb5fb6bb1b6f550353b5fc015?s=96&d=mm&r=g/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"contentUrl/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//8322b9f67ed77d5efa5143775c4ee751a0c9600eb5fb6bb1b6f550353b5fc015?s=96&d=mm&r=g/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"Edward Duryea/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//author/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ed601168/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"},{/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"ImageObject/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"inLanguage/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"en-US/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"@id/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#local-main-organization-logo/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"url/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"contentUrl/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/",/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/":/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"麻豆原创/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"}]}</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//script>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:video/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.youtube.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//embed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//HU5QVeb6kL4/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:video:type/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"text/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//html/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:video:duration/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"227/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:video:width/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"480/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"og:video:height/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"270/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"ya:ovs:adult/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"false/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"ya:ovs:upload_date/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"2025-01-14T15:31:45+00:00/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<meta property=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"ya:ovs:allow_embed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" content=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/"true/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/" /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/n<!-- /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775// Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia | 麻豆原创 News","description":"Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at 麻豆原创, and a team of researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient humans lived and advanced.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia","og_description":"Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at 麻豆原创, and a team of researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient humans lived and advanced.","og_url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//","og_site_name":"麻豆原创 News | 麻豆原创 Today","article_publisher":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.facebook.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//麻豆原创","article_published_time":"2025-01-14T15:31:45+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-14T16:43:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today.jpg","type":"image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//jpeg"}],"author":"Edward Duryea","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@麻豆原创","twitter_site":"@麻豆原创","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Edward Duryea","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//"},"author":{"name":"Edward Duryea","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//033265f7b4a4c8fa0aa7af07531eb9a7"},"headline":"Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia","datePublished":"2025-01-14T15:31:45+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-14T16:43:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//"},"wordCount":1333,"image":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today.jpg","keywords":["archaeology","College of Arts and Humanities","Department of History","History","Research"],"articleSection":["Arts &amp; Culture","Colleges &amp; Campus","Research","Science &amp; Technology"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//","url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//","name":"Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia | 麻豆原创 News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today.jpg","datePublished":"2025-01-14T15:31:45+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-14T16:43:30+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//033265f7b4a4c8fa0aa7af07531eb9a7"},"description":"Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at 麻豆原创, and a team of researchers made the new discoveries during field work at the Bronze Age site of Kurd Qaburstan. The research provides insights into regional heritage and fills gaps in knowledge about how ancient humans lived and advanced.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#primaryimage","url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today.jpg","contentUrl":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today.jpg","width":1200,"height":675,"caption":"A portion of the excavated Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan. Researchers uncovered many pithoi - or storage jars - that contained historical artifacts that helped to contextualize Mesopotamian history. (Photo courtesy of Tiffany Earley-Spadoni)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ancient Artifacts Unearthed in Iraq Shed Light on Hidden History of Mesopotamia"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#website","url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//","name":"麻豆原创 News | 麻豆原创 Today","description":"Central Florida Research, Arts, Technology, Student Life and College News, Stories and More","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//schema/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//person/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//033265f7b4a4c8fa0aa7af07531eb9a7","name":"Edward Duryea","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//8322b9f67ed77d5efa5143775c4ee751a0c9600eb5fb6bb1b6f550353b5fc015?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//8322b9f67ed77d5efa5143775c4ee751a0c9600eb5fb6bb1b6f550353b5fc015?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//secure.gravatar.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//avatar/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//8322b9f67ed77d5efa5143775c4ee751a0c9600eb5fb6bb1b6f550353b5fc015?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Edward Duryea"},"url":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//author/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ed601168/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//ancient-artifacts-unearthed-in-iraq-shed-light-on-hidden-history-of-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//#local-main-organization-logo","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"麻豆原创"}]},"og_video":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.youtube.com/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//embed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//HU5QVeb6kL4","og_video_type":"text/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//html","og_video_duration":"227","og_video_width":"480","og_video_height":"270","ya_ovs_adult":"false","ya_ovs_upload_date":"2025-01-14T15:31:45+00:00","ya_ovs_allow_embed":"true"},"thumbnail":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//2025/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//01/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//Pithoi-麻豆原创-Today-300x169.jpg","primary_category":3,"primary_tag":309,"author_byline":"Eddy Duryea /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775/u201913","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//posts/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//144775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//types/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//users/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//8698"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//comments?post=144775"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//posts/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//144775/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146176,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//posts/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//144775/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//revisions/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//146176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//media/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//144784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//media?parent=144775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//categories?post=144775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tags?post=144775"},{"taxonomy":"tu_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp-json/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//wp/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//v2/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//tu_author?post=144775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//api.w.org/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/144775//{rel}","templated":true}]}}