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Dry earth at the ruins of Mari

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One of the oldest settlements in the region, Mari now is not much more than rough, dry remains in adobe of a once flourishing Mesopotamian city.
As we walked descended the stairs to enter the ruins of the palace, we tried to imagine princesses walking around here, we tried to imagine their dresses, we tried to imagine how the palace would have looked like. Not at all easy, as nowadays the walls are mere mud and there is no hint of decorations. After walking through the palace with its high walls, we explored the area around it, with dry earth, and ruins of what might have been houses, temples, or shops. Even the remains of the ziggurat, or Mesopotamian pyramid, were not easy to distinguish, and we assumed it must be the highest point of the area. From there, views over the landscape towards Iraq, less than 20 km from here, but also a strong and merciless sun above us.
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