ANTH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Santa Barbara City College, Eridu, Mudbrick
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Cradle of civilization : 7000 bc, small-scale irrigation, hassunan pottery (course with incised-dot design, 6000 bc, small-scale irrigation, irrigation is a factor leading to food production and, painted pottery stylized animal and human motifs, stylized faces similar to. Early civilizations in sw asia: mesopotamia, two early upland farming communities, al ubaid 5800 bc, clay figurines, eridu (abu shah rain) Small-scale irrigation canals takes such large amounts of labor. Small farming villages of mud-brick and reed huts. Temples (built on platforms of clay or imported stone: center of spiritual life, food redistribution centers, 10 hectares, suggests political leadership and division of labor because irrigation canals, 200 miles southeast of baghdad. Ceremonial center that becomes the first large town in mesopotamia. Core/periphery settlement pattern: elites and artisans live around the temple (core, farmers at the peripheral. Multiple shrines built one on top of the other representing multiple periods of.
