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Trade and power in the fifth and fourth millennia B.C.: new evidence from northern Mesopotamia

World archaeology • 24 • Published In 1993 • Pages: 403-422

By: Oates, Joan.

Abstract
The formation of the earliest known cities was accompanied by the foundation of colonies in Syria and Anatolia, established to secure raw materials lacking in the Mesopotamian homeland. The growth in Sumer of organization(s) capable of constructing and administering such distant colonies both reflected and contributed to increasing levels of social and economic complexity. The paper summarizes new evidence from Tell Brak and Tell Shaikh Hassan, which substantially lengthens the colony period. It also emphasizes the Ubaid roots of this pattern (p. 422).
Subjects
Ceramic technology
External trade
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Commercial facilities
Dependencies
tradition
Late Chalcolithic Mesopotamia
HRAF PubDate
2000
Region
Middle East
Sub Region
Middle East
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle; 2006
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
7500-5000 BP (5500-3000 BC)
Coverage Place
Iraq, Turkey
Notes
Joan Oates
Includes bibliographical references (p. 418-422)
LCCN
75646489
LCSH
Middle East--Civilization--To 622