Mesopotamia

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Samarra & Halaf in N Mesopotamia,
Levant, SE Anatolia:
6th millennium BC

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Halaf figurines. Levant, SE Anatolia:
6th millennium BC.

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Halaf village. Levant, SE Anatolia:
6th millennium BC.

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UBAID culture: 5 th millennium BC

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The UBAID culture: 5th Mill. BC

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clay counting devices (tokens) in clay balls, called bullae

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URUK civilisation: 4 th millennium BC

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URUK Monumental Art. 4 th millennium BC.

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City of Uruk. 4 th millennium BC.

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Uruk alabaster vase

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Early Roller Seal Impressions. 4 th millennium BC. Uruk civilisation.

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Earliest Cuneiform Writing. Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. Uruk period.

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Djemdet Nasr – transitional period

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Early Dynastic Period: 3rd millennium BC

Khafajah

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Khafajah – oval temple

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Cuneiform writing becomes literary. Famous Ur poem the Epic of Gilgamesch, 2100 BC.

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Key site: Royal Cemetery of Ur. 2600-2300 BC.

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Royal Cemetery of Ur. 2600-2300 BC.

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Royal Cemetery of Ur. 2600-2300 BC.

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AKKADE Empire: Later 3rd millennium BC

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The Akkadian Empire - Naram-Sin of Akkade

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Mari in 3rd-2nd millennium BC

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Neo-Sumerian Period: Around 2000 BC

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Old Baylonian Period: Around 18-1700 BC

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King Hammurabi - Codex Hammurabi. Old Baylonian Period: Around 18-1700 BC.

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Early Dynastic Period: 3rd millennium BC