Download - Lecture 01 the ancient near east (b)
HISTORY 26
Lecture One:
The Ancient Near East
HISTORY 26
Lecture One:
The Ancient Near East
The Ancient Near EastThe Ancient Near East
AgricultureAgriculture
Emmer Wheat BarleyEmmer Wheat Barley
BeerBeer
5th Dynasty Courage Brewery(c. 2500 BC) (1996 AD)
5th Dynasty Courage Brewery(c. 2500 BC) (1996 AD)
Fodder CropsFodder Crops
Bitter Vetch White Clover Bitter Vetch White Clover
Animal HusbandryAnimal Husbandry
• Oxen, donkeys, and horses (after c. 2000 BC)
• Sheep and goats• Transhumance
• Camels (c. 1000 BC)
• Oxen, donkeys, and horses (after c. 2000 BC)
• Sheep and goats• Transhumance
• Camels (c. 1000 BC)
The EvidenceThe Evidence
Clay TabletPapyrus
The EvidenceThe Evidence
• Berossus of Babylon (early 3rd century BC)
• Manetho of Sebennytos in Egypt (early 3rd century BC
• The Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament)
• Berossus of Babylon (early 3rd century BC)
• Manetho of Sebennytos in Egypt (early 3rd century BC
• The Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament)
The EvidenceThe Evidence
• Arabic - tell• Persian - tepe• Turkish - hüyük
• Arabic - tell• Persian - tepe• Turkish - hüyük
The Evidence - Problems
The Evidence - Problems
• Still inhabited• City and farmland
• Local topography• Financial constraints• Site identification• Politics and war
• Still inhabited• City and farmland
• Local topography• Financial constraints• Site identification• Politics and war