TOMBS OF KINGS.
DISCOVERIES IN UR. United Press Association- -By Electric Telegraph—Coprrlght (Received December 30, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON, December 30. Professor Woolley’s British museum and Pennsylvania University Expedition has discovered tombs of the kings of Ur dating from 2300 B.C. They include Kings Uremg Ur, Dungi and Birsin. The buildings were unfortunately plundered by the Elamites, 2000 8.C., nevertheless their structural interest and possibilities have not been exhausted.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 18764, 31 December 1930, Page 9
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68TOMBS OF KINGS. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 18764, 31 December 1930, Page 9
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