essay

Tradition and social change in northern Mesopotamia during the later fifth and fourth millennium BC

upon this foundation : the 'ubaid reconsidered : proceedings from the 'ubaid symposium, elsinore, may 30th-june 1st 1988Copenhagen • Published In 1989 • Pages: 339-367

By: Akkermans, Peter M. M. G., Ubaid Symposium (1988 : Helsingør, Denmark).

Abstract
In the following document Akkermans describescertain aspects of ritual behaviour in fifth and fourth millennium Mesopotamia ('Ubaid and Late Chalcolithic periods)and attempts to relate it to ideological changes in the society. Emphasis in the document is on northern Mesopotamia (Iraq)mainly taking Tepe Gawra and Tell Arpachiyah into consideration. Two specific aspects of 'Ubaid and Late Chalcolithic society given special attention in this work are settlement structure and architecture, and funerary practices.
Subjects
Settlement patterns
Burial practices and funerals
Religious and educational structures
Cultural stratigraphy
Sociocultural trends
Cultural participation
tradition
Ubaid
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2006
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
7000-5000 BP (5000-3000 BC)
Coverage Place
Iraq
Notes
By Peter M. M. G. Akkermans
Discussion of Peter M. M. G. Akkermans' paper / Chairman H. J. Nissen
For bibliographical references see document 14: Henrickson and Thuesen
LCSH
Ubaid culture