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By the time of its demise, Urkesh is but a small settlement, and the main reason for its existence remains the service of the Temple complex – of which we see here the meager but significant evidence.
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The twilight of Urkesh
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Excavations in the actual Palace levels have been postponed until we have first exposed, and then removed, the levels above it. Here we see the topmost, and latest, of these levels, those that date to about 1300 B.C., just before the complete abandonment of the site. It is truly the twilight of the gods of Urkesh.
