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ziggurats  

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  • A common feature in ancient Mesopotamian cities, a ziggurat was a square or rectilinear terraced platform with a temple at its summit. A stairway or ramp led from the ziggurat's base to the temple, the residence of the city's patron deity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Ziggurats]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-Z5JHP8L7-2

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