Forgotten Civilizations of the Holy Land

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The 3rd millennium BCE Levantine civilizations that rivaled the greatness of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Historians have long considered the Levant, also known as Syria-Palestine, a land bridge connecting the older and more important civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt. We'll look at the recent archaeological finds which suggest the inhabitants of this region --known as Natufians-- developed pre-neolithic permanent settlements that may be the earliest in the world. Overtime, these sites grew into great cities at the centre of great civilizations, most notably Ebla, considered by some the first recorded world power, and its rival Mari.

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@theitineranthistorian2024 5 ай бұрын

amazing detailed breakdown of known archeological history.

@wishmaster7062 5 жыл бұрын

Wish you guys ulpload more, those lectures are fantastic quality content

@centre-place 4 жыл бұрын

We will, thanks, in the meantime please check our library here www.centreplace.ca/lectures

@wishmaster7062 4 жыл бұрын

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@abraferrazify 4 жыл бұрын

“The Exodus story in the Bible doesn’t reflect the basic fact that Canaan was dominated by Egypt's New Kingdom, it was a province with Egyptian administrators,” says Tel Aviv University professor Israel Finkelstein, one of the top biblical archaeologists in Israel.

@centre-place 4 жыл бұрын

That's a very good point!

@iaindcosta 11 ай бұрын

..depending on when you believe the Bible says the exodus was..

@TuffKaya 11 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this presentation.

@CarolinaSanctos88 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this amazing masterclass!

@WMConsultingService Жыл бұрын

i was hooping to hear more on the sea peoples description and the Circumcision factor of their culture that coincides with biblical circumcision requirements.

@satis8507 4 жыл бұрын

love your lectures

@kellyjohns6612 7 ай бұрын

I think it's peculiar how we're supposed to believe that the ancient people wrote about their economy and culture, they wrote hymns and myths, but they didn't record actual history, just stories about nonexistent gods and the religions that venerate the spirts of the dead god-kings.

@sirspens 5 ай бұрын

The idea of history is rather new in human history. Most people through the ages have believed that things have always basically been as they were for them.

@thoughtful1233 Ай бұрын

Not very peculiar at all. Oral traditions especially. They would be telling stories about the past that were lessons for the present, and memory of actual events (unless it was a major major event) probably wouldn't go back more than 80 years or so, if that. I myself know virtually nothing about my great-grandparents' lives, and they were living until I was 8 or so. And in cities, most writing would be by priestly or court sources unless it was simple trade accounting. Priests would mostly speak of a mythic past, possibly one that the present people had strayed too far from, and courts would justify the king's rulership. I'm just using my intuitions, though.

@stevesmith4901 Ай бұрын

To the lady who had a theory on the name of Tel Sultan; The name Tel Sultan is a modern name for the site. It's not from history.

@telforenyte7632 11 ай бұрын

On Jericho: they kept the heads of their ancestors up in the rafters. They buried their ancestors in the floor. They were a very unclean people. And this practice had been ancestral that went on for Generations. Jericho was a very old civilization.

@deborahszafraniec4829 6 ай бұрын

Wow! I've never heard that! Any sources of reference?

@telforenyte7632 6 ай бұрын

college history text book. @@deborahszafraniec4829

@susanmulloy4059 6 ай бұрын

Who is the lecturer?

@telforenyte7632 11 ай бұрын

On Jericho: the dating is probably wrong. That did happen

@eldraque4556 Жыл бұрын

you missed catharsis in the power of story telling, like portal to emotions i upoose, very good lecture

@marianancymoreno3345 8 ай бұрын

Deseo que traduzca al español grasias

@memorydrain7806 2 жыл бұрын

This guy does a good job with his presentation. Only poor part is his pronunciation of certain key terms and places. At least he admits to it, which then clears the slate.

@Peter-ci1zw 2 жыл бұрын

So why feel the need to comment?

@mommalove3733 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure he speaks more languages then you and trailer park lingo doesn’t count.

@langreeves6419 2 жыл бұрын

I just listen and pay attention. Not a problem, he sounds like his native tongue is possibly Spanish or another romance language. He speech is clear, and his differences in pronunciation do not hinder or impede my ability to understand the information. I had college professors with much stronger accents. The best organic chemistry professor I had was a stroke survivor. His speech could be tricky to follow, but like most accents and impediments, after a few minutes my brain adjusts.