Eridu
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Eridu was a Sumerian city located at Tell Abu Shahrain, also Abu Shahrein or Tell Abu Shahrayn, an archaeological site in southern Mesopotamia. It is located in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq near the modern city of Basra. Wikipedia
Founded: c. 5400 BC
Founder: c. 5400 BC
Archaeologists: John George Taylor, R. Campbell Thompson, H. R. Hall, Fuad Safar, Seton Lloyd, Franco D’Agostino
Area: At most 10 ha (25 acres)
Coordinates: 30°48′57″N 45°59′46″E / 30.81583°N 45.99611°E
Excavation dates: 1855, 1918-1919, 1946-1949, 2018
Location: Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq