Ubaid period — The tell (mound) of Ubaid ( ar. عبيد) near Ur in southern Iraq has given its name to the prehistoric Pottery Neolithic to Chalcolithic culture, which represents the earliest settlement on the alluvial plain of southern Mesopotamia. The Ubaid… … Wikipedia
Ubaid — noun A prehistoric period of Mesopotamia, circa 6500 to 3800 BC … Wiktionary
Uruk period — The Uruk period (ca. 4000 to 3100 BC) existed from the protohistoric Chalcolithic to Early Bronze Age period in the history of Mesopotamia, following the Ubaid period and succeeded by the Jemdet Nasr period. [Sumer and the Sumerians, by Harriet E … Wikipedia
Al-Ubaid — may refer to:* Ubaid, an ancient Sumerian city * Al Ubaid (tribe), an Arab tribe * Ubaid period, a portion of Mesopotamian history … Wikipedia
Tell al-Ubaid — The site of a prosperous Sumerian town lying on the Euphrates River about 4 miles (6 km) northwest of the larger city of Ur. English archaeologist H.R. Hall discovered Tell al Ubaid in 1918 and began rudimentary excavations there the following … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
Cradle of civilization — This article is about society beginnings. For the beginning of humanity before writing, see History of the world. For other uses, see Cradle of Humankind (disambiguation). The Fertile Crescent is the place most cited by scholars as the cradle of… … Wikipedia
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Portal:Ancient Near East/Topics — The Ancient Near East Portal Shortcut: ANE topics … Wikipedia
Sumerian architecture — The Sumerians were a people who lived in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) from the 4th millennium BC to the 3rd millennium BC. Their accomplishments include, the invention of urban planning, the courtyard house, and the Ziggurats (high adobe brick… … Wikipedia
Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… … Universalium