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The document summarizes Sumerian burial practices discovered by archaeologist Leonard Woolley in excavations of the Royal Cemetery at Ur dating back to 3500 BCE. Woolley found multiple tombs containing royal figures buried with large numbers of attendants, ranging from half a dozen to over eighty per tomb. The king was buried deepest in the tomb, with attendants placed in surrounding chambers. Bodies and offerings were buried in layers with sacrificial victims placed between. Artifacts like daggers, statuet

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Mariana Vital

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