CLAA05H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Warka Vase, Radiocarbon Dating, Rachis
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No modern state of mesopotamia (land between rivers) Bc (before christ) and ad (anno domini) Bce (before the common era) and ce (common era) used today. Before present: for c-14 dating, defined as before 1950 ce. 3 systems variously in use in mesopotamia: king lists (12th year nabonidus, events (year when uruk and insin. The study of people in the past societies through the retrieval and analysis of artifacts. Find pottery pieces at one site, and try to fit it in to changing styles from another site to try and determine dates. Radiocarbon carbon breaks down over time, measure amount of carbon. 3 regions: subartu (northern iraq, akkad (southern iraq, sumer (central iraq) Wild barely has a weak rachis so that when it is touched, broken, blown seeds will release and more will grow. Domesticated barely has a strong rachis in order of farmers to cut and eat. Fortifications to defend them selves (city wall)
