Prophet Ibrahim or Abraham, told in the divine scriptures commanded to migrate, out of the city of his birth by the Lord, God Almighty. It promised a better land for his survival as a monolithic worship. Exciting, archaeologists recently discovered a building complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, which is home of Abraham.
The structure thought to be the seat of government of Ur about 4,000 years ago. According to the Bible, Abraham's time living there before heading towards Canaan. complex near Ziggurat location being reconstructed, or Sumerian temple, said Stuart Campbell from the Department of Archaeology University of Manchester, who led the excavation. "This is an amazing discovery," said Campbell , Thursday, 4 April 2012. The complex was so large, around the soccer field measurements or around 80 meters on each side. The archeologists say the complex about the size and age is a rare case. "It looks like it was some sort of public buildings. This may be an administration building, may have a religious affiliation or supervision of goods to the city of Ur," he told The Associated Press. Complex space around the page great found 20 kilometers from Ur, the last capital of the Sumerian dynasty peradabannya grown 5,000 years ago. Artifact found at ancient sites near the house of the Prophet Ibrahim.Campbell say one of the artifacts they found was a 9 centimeter-sized terracotta plaque showing an approach long robe sacred place. "Besides artifacts, the site can reveal the condition of the environment and the regional economy through the analysis of crop residues and animal," said the archaeological team. Excavation began last month when a British team of up to six people to work with memelakukan four Iraqi archaeologists digging at Tell Khaibar, Thi Qar province, about 320 kilometers south of Baghdad. Tim Campbell is the first English team of archaeological excavations in southern Iraq since the 80s. Excavation was also directed by Dr. Jane Moon from Manchester University and independent archaeologist Robert Killick. Decade of war and violence has made international archaeologists away from Iraq, which is the location of many archaeological sites yet tereksplorasi. However, excavations showed that the collaborative mission still possible in some parts of Iraq is relatively stable, such as in the Shiite-dominated south. these findings increasingly reveal centuries of human history, when paganism was still embraced so many people, when the books not born in the holy land.
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