ARKY 205 Lecture 20: March 11
Document Summary
Some person in a posiion of power and authority would have been ideniied with a scorpion. Major predynasic sites in egypt: this, nagada, and hierakonpolis. Remains of goat and sheep inside the wall. Remains on the outside of the walls indicaing a less-elite group that ate catle more than goats. Early civilizaion developed in europe island of crete. Wheat and sheep would have had to be brought to the island. Beneited from trade routes between europe and india. By around 5000bc there was the development of civilizaion. Peak populaion might have reached to 100 000 people. May have inspired the greek myth of the labyrinth and minotaur. We don"t see that much evidence for social straiicaion. The himalayas are geologically the youngest mountains in the world. The formaion of this mountain range would have altered the rivers in the indus valley. Labour specializaion (producion of beads from semi-precious materials) Monumental works such as water management features.