There is extensive presence of Harappan seals and cubical weight measures in Mesopotamian urban sites.

While excavating ancient Mesopotamian sites, Lawrence met Gertrude Bell, who was to influence him during his time in the Middle East.

Extensive and meticulously maintained records pertaining to the trade and manufacture of jewellery have also been unearthed throughout Mesopotamian archaeological sites.

Other examples of mud-brick buildings, which also seemed to employ the "true" dome technique have been excavated at Tell Arpachiyah, a Mesopotamian site of the Halaf (c. 6100 to 5400 BC) and Ubaid (ca. 5300 to 4000 BC) cultures.

She returned via Germany, Syria and Mesopotamian sites in Iraq such as Ur and Babylon.

A sanctuary, the E-akkil is identified from the Mesopotamian site of Mkish.

Date wood, pits for storing dates, and other remains of the date palm have been found in Mesopotamian sites.

"All these Mesopotamian sites look the same to the untrained eye," he said.

One of the largest obstacles scholars had to overcome during the early days of Assyriology was the decipherment of curious triangular markings on many of the artifacts and ruins found at Mesopotamian sites.

Archaeological excavations have uncovered clove burnt onto the floor of a kitchen, dated to 1700 BCE, at the Mesopotamian site of Terqa, in modern-day Syria.