Complete the sentence about Ur with the correct year: Excavation in the old city of Ur in ______ revealed the Lyres of Ur, instruments similar to the modern harp but in the shape of a bull and with eleven strings.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1928
Excavation at Ur in 1928 revealed the Lyres of Ur, instruments like a modern harp but shaped like a bull and with eleven strings. Ur was an important Sumerian city.
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