Exploring the Roots of Mesopotamian Civilization: Excavations at Tell Zeidan, Syria

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13 жыл бұрын

Exploring the Roots of Mesopotamian Civilization: Excavations at Tell Zeidan, Syria
Gil Stein, Oriental Institute
The Ubaid period (6th-5th millennia BC) saw the first establishment of towns and villages across Mesopotamia. This period provides the first evidence for the emergence of political leadership, economic differences between rich and poor, irrigation-based economies, dominating regional centers or towns, and the development of temples in these centers. In this lecture, Gil Stein discusses recent excavations at the Ubaid-period site of Tell Zeidan in Syria and the expansion of Ubaid culture across Mesopotamia.
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@abaas90abaas36 2 жыл бұрын

I live near the site and I worked in this wonderful team when I was in high school and as a result I studied ancient history at university .. I hope to connect with the team members in America

@maryblushes71895 2 жыл бұрын

That "back scratcher" looks EXACTLY like a crochet hook. Crochet is very like making fish nets or even rope. It is basically connected loops. Crochet is a very old form of weaving without a loom, shuttle, etc. Just need that hook and some form of "yarn" or string.

@sohara.... 2 жыл бұрын

5:01 talk starts: Dr Gil Stein, director of the Oriental Institute

@danlewis7641 5 жыл бұрын

What a fascinating talk. Yes it was great to be able to clearly see the slides during the lecture. Really tragic to think about the horrible war that has occurred in that area.

@adrien720856 2 жыл бұрын

I did not know Raqqah was such an important archeological site. Very informative & sad at the same time

@alexvlk 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful lecture. Sad that politics have likely stopped this dig too. Need an update lecture

@Xscott1000 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this I have learned allot.

@SuperDdy 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent work hope the political situation stabilizes and you can return.

@Knaeben 6 жыл бұрын

Content starts about 5:03

@abogadojon 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@NorCalJuggalo420 3 жыл бұрын

You're a true MVP for this.

@yichengyi 12 жыл бұрын

This is an incredible lecture.

@gaslitworldf.melissab2897 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was uploaded in 2010, but it's very informative. I like to find lectures, but sometimes the video neglects to include the slide part of the presentation and that loses me. This one included it so I didn't have to look up maps and other illustrations. Great lecture. I'd love to be one of his students. I majored in History, hope to participate in a dig one day on an adventure away from home. For now, the best areas are politically unstable thanks to years of interference from you-know-who.

@thomasf.5768 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding presentation. Fantastic visual aids & graphics !! This is all new info to me & extremely fascinating ! ** Could the hooked nail item be some sort of "file" because of hash marks ## ? Where it scrapes sediment & residue from pottery to remove bad tastes & oils/fats/ meat films ??? I compare it to a Brillo Pad to scrap plastic Tupperware. ** Or it could be a medical device for "massage" of body parts ?? Modern massage tools look similar to it but more stubby.

@maedorasmith33 2 жыл бұрын

What you referred to as back scratcher looks to me like maybe a crochet hook or possibly even a fish hook

@RonJohn63 8 жыл бұрын

17:15 The mace is *still* a symbol of power in some ceremonies.

@gamesbok 7 жыл бұрын

Ronjohn63 “Take away that fool's bauble, the mace.” ―Oliver Cromwell

@MrKmanthie 4 жыл бұрын

Even in the US congress! (seriously).

@johnmichaeltabvuma7409 2 жыл бұрын

Deeply informative.Thank you

@walt3223 4 жыл бұрын

Sling Bullets, Eye on the Prize, Gazelle - food. time 45:52 and 49:05. Could the eye between the legs of the Gazelle be a sling bullet on its way to the Gazelle? Hunting.

@barkunderjord3708 9 жыл бұрын

Thx, although it is sad with the war and all there now. It is postpone indefinitely for the moment I guess?

@Blanca12369 2 жыл бұрын

what's become of these sites in these violent times?

@annepoitrineau5650 2 жыл бұрын

I disagree. The fact that the big house lasted so long does not mean the one family passed on their wealth. It means there was a rich family (more or less, maybe it was quite derelict at times, the way grand family mansions can become in the UK) living in that house. It might have been different lineages. same applies to the poorer house. We need more to decide it was the same families inhabiting each one of these houses.

@iangillham9647 4 жыл бұрын

Great lecture, very interesting.

@nieznanyzonierz2955 8 жыл бұрын

This artifact on the picture (in time 50:34) isn't a crochet hook?

@patrickbass3542 3 жыл бұрын

Why not?

@shankarvaigankar8116 3 жыл бұрын

Please advise which god where worshiped in ubaid period, sumer period and Babylon period?

@NoName-fc3xe 2 жыл бұрын

There was a large pantheon in the Sumerian and Babylonian periods. The mesopotamians were polytheistic.

@lesleyhahn8682 2 жыл бұрын

I would have called it a crochet hook ;-)

@torceridaho 4 жыл бұрын

have a hard time following since he extrapolations are really conjecture based upon the material evidence. there are other explanations of the material evidence. large structures and smaller structures don't necessarily suggest wealth differentiation.

@RonJohn63 8 жыл бұрын

10:43 Buried in their houses???

@gamesbok 7 жыл бұрын

Under the patio, like we do today.

@kaarlimakela3413 7 жыл бұрын

Not unusual ... also practiced in Britain ... mesolithic era farmers, but I'm no expert. As far back as the Orkney underground community ... Neolithic, I think, was seperate mound-type graves with goods ... when bronze came in.

@pergamonrecordings 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah..also in Anatolia at Çatal Huyuk (even earlier) that is what people apparently did...:-)

@johneyon5257 4 жыл бұрын

very common among various cultures around the world

@mliittsc63 3 жыл бұрын

...and often not defleshed first. Apparently they didn't mind the smell.

@wonderplanet343 3 жыл бұрын

My great grandpa was part of first civilization on earth and invented the door. True story. He invented doorway later.

@budjohn6604 7 жыл бұрын

the invention of writing and city states I thought had their beginnings in the Nile Valley not Mesopotamia.

@MrKmanthie 4 жыл бұрын

bud john no, the 1st cities were in Mesopotamia and that is also where the earliest writing came from.

@NoName-fc3xe 2 жыл бұрын

Possibly even further east in the Indus River Valley.

@thomasf.5768 3 жыл бұрын

Regarding the artifact which is a rod shape & blunt hook at the end: ⭐ It look exactly like a CROCHET HOOK !! Fiber arts were important. So, who needs a loom when you can use knitting needles or a CROCHET HOOK. Artifact could remind them of affection from Grandmother 🥰 🧵🧶🧵 🧺 * Or, blunt hooked rod is very similar to modern pottery & CLAY CRAFT TOOL. 🪔 . Prestige artifact to honor Grandfather who started out making pottery but current descendant sells 100s of vessels to neighboring villages in mass trade routes like Rockefeller, Chase, & Andrew Carnegie. 💰💲💰