The Ahwar is made up of seven components: three archaeological sites and four wetland marsh areas in southern Iraq. The archaeological cities of Uruk and Ur and the Tell Eridu archaeological site form ...

Recent discoveries challenge ideas of a sharp divide between the haves and have-nots in ancient Mesopotamia, suggesting a larger middle class than previously thought.

However, proto-cuneiform is only found in southern Iraq. Thus ... As one of the first cities to rise in Mesopotamia, Uruk became a hub in the fourth millennium BCE. Its broad area of influence ...