Urkesh Eco-Archaeological Park

     "The modern face of an ancient city" is the title of a pilot project supported by the UCLA Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research under the program Transdisciplinary Seed Grant Forum.

The project was funded for the 2011-2012 academic year, and a request for a second year extension is currently under consideration. Included in the 2012 extension proposal is the construction of a website that will offer substantive information to both the specialists and the broad public.

In its current format, the website serves as a repository for work in progress, accessible to the project staff and to reviewers.

 The site of Urkesh, with a flock of sheep in the foreground and the mountains of the Tur-Abdin in the background.
 The ram in the upper left is from a seal impression found in the excavations, and dating to about 2200 B.C.

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