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Archeologists Discover 5,000-Year-Old Clay Bowls That Hint at Mysterious Collapse of One of the World’s 1st Governments

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The archaeological site of Shakhi Kora , located in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq , revealed excavations that highlighted the emergence and eventual demise of some of the world’s earliest centralized governing institutions.

Dozens of clay bowls were unearthed from the site and were thought to have held savory meals that were given in exchange for labor in ancient Mesopotamia .

The site displayed institutional structures that functioned over various centuries and gave a unique perspective on the evolution of governance.