MIDEAST 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nahal Mishmar, Judaean Desert, Ubeidiya
24 Dec 2018
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Homo erectus: upright man, 1. 5 mil y/o, african. Pushed out of africa by stronger animals exodus along syrian-african rift dwelled at ubeidiya on lake of galilee b/c water. Water most vital to early agricultural technology. Datable: pottery shards provide key to chronology for archaeologists. Tel = man-made mounds, layers of cities. Tels surrounded by water people keep coming back to build there. Stratigraphy = science of using excavation of pottery to date layers of tels. Neolithic stone age : 8500 - 4000 bce, before pottery. Chalcolithic: 4000 - 3000 bce, copper/metal age. Neolithic figurines: usually female, hairstyles originate in africa. Jericho = oldest fortified city, 7000 bce. Chalcolithic treasures: nahal mishmar, hidden in cave in judean desert. Tel arad: 4000 ce, n. negev, one of oldest walls. Significant sites: n s: dan, ubeidiya, jericho, nahal mishmar, arad. Story of humankind can be told along syrian-african rift. Rise of empires: 2 major powers emerged at dawn of history .
