55. Ubaid Prosper in South Mesopotamia while Halaf Spread in North. Part 4.
Preview of this post. In the last post, we saw 800 miles of Tigris-Euphrates Valley…
54. South Mesopotamia Part 3: the Genesis of the Sumerian People at Dilmun.
Preview of this Post. In the last post, we introduced the Sumerian people by examining…
53. South Mesopotamia: Halaf, Ubaid, Uruk Periods & Susa, Ur, Eshnunna. Part 2.
Sumer and Akkad in Southern Mesopotamia. Credit © 2008 P L Kessler Preview of this Post.…
52. Southern Mesopotamia: Susa, Ur, and Eshnunna.
Civilization East of Mesopotamian Delta called Elam, Susiana, Susa, Persia in different eras. I am conflicted…
50. Fertile Crescent cities 3,203 B.C.
The Fertile Crescent with cities and features as named in the Raising Up Pharaoh epic…
48. James Henry Breasted, founder of the Oriental Institute
Dr. Breasted, shown on the left photographing King Thutmose inscriptions (1524 BC) during the 1906-7…
47. Sumerian Mythology and the Emergence of Religion from Prehistory
Some Excellent Videos Worth Seeing. First, I must share with you the splendid BBC dramatized documentary…
46. Arpachiyah, Halaf and Ubaid Legacy to Uruk Culture
Most people are so unfamiliar with ancient history that when I tell them that the…
42. West making same mistake as Indus Valley Civilization 4,000 years ago.
The evidence we examined suggests that the Middle Indus Valley or Harappan Civilization was homegrown…
40. Different Paths to Different Outcomes.
Over the past year, I described the physical and cultural world 5,203 years ago in…