{"id":153468,"date":"2026-06-08T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//?p=153468"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:00:24","slug":"ucf-led-excavation-reveals-evidence-of-life-conflict-in-ancient-mesopotamia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//ucf-led-excavation-reveals-evidence-of-life-conflict-in-ancient-mesopotamia/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½-Led Excavation Reveals Evidence of Life, Conflict in Ancient Mesopotamia"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>At Kurd Qaburstan, an ancient site in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, a Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½-led team has uncovered the first substantial group of cuneiform tablets found in the Erbil region, along with evidence of large-scale destruction, mass graves and citywide fortifications. Together, the discoveries are providing one of the clearest archaeological records yet uncovered of siege warfare and urban life during the Middle Bronze Age.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cOur 2025 <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//research/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/">research</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//a> produced clear archaeological evidence linking the site to the siege of Qabra, beginning with the first significant group of cuneiform tablets found on the Erbil Plain,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d says Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, associate professor of history at Â鶹ӳ»­´«Ã½ and director of the Kurd Qaburstan project. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cSeveral tablets are dated within days of each other, matching the timeline of the city/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u2019s fall./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>The project is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and conducted in partnership with the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Heritage in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The funded excavations took place during two summer seasons in 2024 and 2025.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<h2>A Lost Archive Emerges</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"attachment_153482/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"max-width: 342px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"figure mx-auto d-block/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"><noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"342/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"456/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"figure-img size-full wp-image-153482 img-fluid/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//05/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//Kurd-Qaburstan-Cunieform-Tablet-Fig-1.png/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"Before-and-after images of a partially preserved cuneiform tablet excavated at Kurd Qaburstan, shown with a color calibration scale for documentation purposes./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" 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342px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//noscript><img decoding=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"async/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" width=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"342/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" height=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"456/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"figure-img size-full wp-image-153482 img-fluid lazyload/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20342%20456%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" alt=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"Before-and-after images of a partially preserved cuneiform tablet excavated at Kurd Qaburstan, shown with a color calibration scale for documentation purposes./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20342%20456%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 342w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//05/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//Kurd-Qaburstan-Cunieform-Tablet-Fig-1.png 342w, 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/">A cuneiform tablet from the Lower Town East palace is shown before and after expert conservation. The tablet is part of a group of administrative texts discovered during excavations at Kurd Qaburstan. (Photo by Carmen G/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u00fctschow/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//Kurd Qaburstan Project)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>Researchers recovered 20 cuneiform tablets and more than 100 administrative sealings from destruction layers within the Lower Town East Palace. The artifacts are being studied by epigraphers Paul Delnero (Johns Hopkins University) and Parker Zane (Yale University), along with art historian Marian Feldman (Johns Hopkins University).</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>The texts include palace administrative records and a letter that may reference a high-ranking official connected to Qabra. Some inscriptions may also correspond to the destruction described on the Victory Stele of Dadusha.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cMost of the tablets are administrative and provide a snapshot of palace life and the economy of the ancient city,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d Earley-Spadoni says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cOne tablet appears to have been written by a high-ranking official in ancient Qabra./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<h2>Evidence of Siege Warfare</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"attachment_153488/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"max-width: 419px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"figure mx-auto 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a deposit of broken pottery and debris preserved at Kurd Qaburstan, with /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cWALL/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d and /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cDEPOSIT/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d labels marking key features./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//05/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//2025-Kurd-Qaburstan-Results-Destruction-Deposit-Fig-2.png 419w, 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/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cDEPOSIT/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d labels marking key features./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"data:image/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20419%20231%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 419w/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" sizes=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"(max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/" data-srcset=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//05/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//2025-Kurd-Qaburstan-Results-Destruction-Deposit-Fig-2.png 419w, 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data-src=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//wp-content/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//blogs.dir/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//20/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//files/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//2026/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//05/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//2025-Kurd-Qaburstan-Results-Destruction-Deposit-Fig-2.png/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"><figcaption class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/">Broken vessels and other debris from a destruction layer were preserved east of a monumental mudbrick wall in the Lower Town East Palace at Kurd Qaburstan. (Photo by Edward Dandrow/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//Kurd Qaburstan Project)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>Collapsed structures, burned layers and concentrated debris suggest a coordinated and possibly prolonged assault.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cThe two superimposed destructions match the historical sequence of the siege of Qabra and its conquest by Shamshi Addu,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d Earley-Spadoni says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cThe charred debris, the large number of ceramic vessels and individuals who met untimely deaths and were buried in the destruction layers, provide the clearest archaeological case of Middle Bronze Age siege warfare yet discovered in northern 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spatial arrangement of human remains recovered from a destruction deposit in the Lower Town East Palace at Kurd Qaburstan. (Photo by Andrea Zurek-Ost/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//Kurd Qaburstan Project)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>Within the palace destruction layers, researchers discovered the remains of 17 individuals, studied by bioarchaeologist Andrea Zurek-Ost at Michigan State University.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cThe individuals were not formally buried and had no associated grave goods,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d Earley-Spadoni says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cSome appear to have been left where they died, including possible palace workers. One individual was found face down over a stone basin./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>Researchers also uncovered a preserved street with an engineered drainage system and domestic spaces used for food processing and textile production, pointing to sophisticated infrastructure and economic activity.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<h2>Mapping an Ancient City at Scale</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<blockquote><p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cThe evidence from Kurd Qaburstan shows that northern cities could be large, complex, and politically significant, with administrative systems, fortifications, and infrastructure comparable to those of the best-known southern sites./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u2014Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, director of the Kurd Qaburstan Project</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//blockquote>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>The team also completed a magnetometer survey covering more than 80 hectares (about 180 acres). The survey, which measures changes in Earth/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u2019s magnetic field to detect buried structures, was led by Andrew Creekmore III at the University of Northern Colorado. The survey revealed a monumental wall with bastions encircling the site.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>The fortifications correspond with those depicted on the Victory Stele of Dadusha and support the identification of Kurd Qaburstan as the ancient city of Qabra.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>Rewriting the Story of Northern Mesopotamia</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>Mesopotamia is often associated with southern cities like Uruk, long viewed as the center of early urban civilization. Discoveries at Kurd Qaburstan are helping highlight the value of northern cities, Earley-Spadoni says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cThe evidence from Kurd Qaburstan shows that northern cities could be large, complex, and politically significant, with administrative systems, fortifications, and infrastructure comparable to those of the best-known southern sites,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d she says.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>These discoveries build on a decade of prior excavation at Kurd Qaburstan by Johns Hopkins University, revealing a city long absent from the historical record.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cLaboratory investigations are underway, including isotopic and ancient DNA analyses of the 17 individuals,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d Earley-Spadoni says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201cThis work will help researchers understand their origins and relationships./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p>Each discovery brings researchers closer to understanding how this ancient city functioned and how it ultimately fell.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<hr>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/153468/n<p><em>This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) under Award No. 2344957. 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