It’s unclear whether northern Mesopotamian cities from around 6,000 years ago, which were not located in marshes, contained separate city sectors (SN: 2/5/08).

Artifacts suggest Kurd Qaburstan was a thriving city around 1800 BCE, coinciding with the reign of the Babylonian king Hammurabi (1792–1750 BCE).

A mosaic depicts a Mesopotamian ruler presiding over a banquet. The scene adorns the Standard of Ur, a box found in the early city of that name.

Ancient Lost City of Mountain People Unearthed at Gates of Mesopotamia's First Empire Published Mar 26, 2019 at 1:27 PM EDT Updated Mar 28, 2019 at 12:51 PM EDT File photo: Ancient cuneiform ...

Contrary to the assumption that ancient cities always grew outwards from a central point, the urban site of Tell Brak in north-eastern Syria appears to have emerged as several nearby settlements ...