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.…
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…
45. (REVISED) Artifacts and Language, Scientific Method and Preconceptions
Archaeological Artifacts Only Hint at the Story, Language Speaks it Boldly The above cuneiform letter…
34. Indus Valley Civilization 3300-1500 BC. Part 2.
Manuscript Illustration of the Kurukshetra War. Background. Credit: D’source. In the prior post, I introduced the…
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32. Summary of Everyday Life In The Fertile Crescent 5,203 Years Ago.
My theme with this blog until now has been to present life five millennia ago,…
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31. Scientific Method and the Caspian-Black Sea Flood.
In Post 25, we compared the legends of huge floods with the evidence of glaciers…
30. What did folks expect after death 5,203 years ago?
Many of our emotions and actions are affected by our beliefs, and especially those about…
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