New details of first major urban battle emerge along with clues about civilization’s origins

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Sample of three sling bullets clay found in collapse of burnt buildngs in Area B date: ca. 3500 B.C. Credit: University of Chicago
Sample of three sling bullets, clay, found in collapse of burnt buildngs in Area B; date: ca. 3,500 B.C. Credit: University of Chicago

New details in the tragic end of one of the world’s earliest cities as well as clues about how urban life may have begun there were revealed in a recent excavation in northeastern Syria that was conducted by the University of Chicago and the Syrian Department of Antiquities.


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