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	The Saxon Lyre - http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~priestdo/lyre.html History, construction, and playing techniques.
	Lyre of Ur - http://www.lyre-of-ur.com/ A project to reconstruct a lyre - 4,750 years old (predating the Great Pyramid by 750 years). Includes technical information about construction, with details of the project.
	The Sumerian Gold Lyre - http://www.williamsound.com/gold_lyre_intro.html An account of one of the Sumerian stringed instruments discovered at the ancient site of Ur in 1927 by Sir Leonard Woolley. Includes a history, details of construction, and information about music of the time.
	Lyre of Ur - http://www.lyre-of-ur.co.uk/ Non-profit organization researching the background and the making of the original instrument. Includes drawings and photos. [English, German and French]
	Making a Simple Lyre - http://www.geocities.com/scalaska1/lyre1.html An illustrated account of the reconstruction of a Saxon lyre. Includes a project diary.

	The Lyre Project - http://www.personal.u-net.com/~saphir/lyre/ An illustrated account of constructing a replica of a Saxon lyre from the 7th Century CE, commonly known as the Sutton Hoo lyre.
	Sumerian Bull Lyre - http://www.smith.edu/hsc/museum/ancient_inventions/hsc02b.htm An account of a reconstruction (for Smith College Museum of Ancient Inventions, Massachusetts) of a lyre, developed by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE.

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