The diamond pattern on the statues' bases may represent mountains — specifically those on the eastern horizon of Ur where the sun rises. Daily sunrise was very important in ancient Mesopotamia.

Mysterious alien-like statues unearthed from ancient Stone Age settlement - Ubaid culture figurines bear striking similarities to modern depictions of aliens, researchers say, including elongated ...

Archaeologists have dug up something otherworldly that may help connect diverse ancient ... 7,000-year-old sculpture resembling an ... have turned up at Mesopotamian sites and are typical of ...

A recent study of an ancient Mesopotamian sculpture using cutting-edge technology has provided information about the earliest metal casting techniques in human history, revealing the technical ...

Mysterious alien-like statues unearthed from ancient Stone Age settlement. Vishwam Sankaran. December 18, ... While similar clay heads have previously been found in Mesopotamia, ...

Mysterious alien-like statues unearthed from ancient Stone Age settlement. ... One was the Ubaid pottery imported from Mesopotamia and the second was a local pottery called Coarse Red Ware.

The Bahra 1 site, where the statues were found, has been a focal point for research on ancient Stone Age societies in Arabia since 2009. Excavations at the site have given insights into the Ubaid ...