A German archaeologist found her broken pieces buried deep beside the pyramid, where she fell.
The five are a German archaeologist and four Christian aid workers, one of them American.
In Iraq, a German archaeologist has been kidnapped by insurgents.
A German archaeologist led the first systematic exploration of the site in 1969, but it wasn't until 1994 that the pyramids were opened to the public.
A German archaeologist and a French engineer kidnapped in the past two weeks are still being held.
Since 2000, the site has been extensively excavated by Bulgarian and German archaeologists.
Construction was halted for several weeks while German and Norwegian archaeologists conducted research.
It is the subject of a recent study by German archaeologists who are digging and surveying at the site.
In total, the German archaeologists spent 39 seasons working at Uruk.
The precise location of the tunnel was only re-established in the 19th century by German archaeologists.