Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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Friday, December 04, 2009
YouTube - Ancient Mesopotamia (clip)
YouTube - Ancient Mesopotamia (clip)
This is a very nice very simple summary of Sumer with some essential attention to the invention of agriculture, the wheel, and writing. Much of the political analysis is oversimplified and the speculations presented here about the disappearance of civilizations in this area are useless. Maybe the people responsible for the rise of civilization here moved elsewhere - e.g. Egypt.
This is a very nice very simple summary of Sumer with some essential attention to the invention of agriculture, the wheel, and writing. Much of the political analysis is oversimplified and the speculations presented here about the disappearance of civilizations in this area are useless. Maybe the people responsible for the rise of civilization here moved elsewhere - e.g. Egypt.
YouTube - Civilisations- Mesopotamia [1/6]
YouTube - Civilisations- Mesopotamia [1/6] The narration is English, but in terms of the commentary, there is an asssumption here that the viewer not only speaks English, but also French, a regrettably arrogant lapse typical for archaeology, and not motivating for those seeking to understand the subject matter. Otherwise, the video is excellent.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Culture of Old Europe Is Uncloaked in an Exhibit at N.Y.U. - NYTimes.com
Culture of Old Europe Is Uncloaked in an Exhibit at N.Y.U. - NYTimes.com:
"The little-known culture is being rescued from obscurity in an exhibition, “The Lost World of Old Europe: the Danube Valley, 5000-3500 B.C.,” which opened last month at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. More than 250 artifacts from museums in Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania are on display for the first time in the United States. The show will run through April 25."
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