Anatolia
Karum Period3000-1750 BCAt the start of the 2nd millennium BC, Anatolia consisted of independent city-states [...]
Karum Period3000-1750 BCAt the start of the 2nd millennium BC, Anatolia consisted of independent city-states [...]
Clockwise: carding wool on a wooden carding comb with iron spikes to clean the wool [...]
CybeleFertilityCybele, the mother goddess of fertility, was revered and worshipped in Antaolia from the Neolithic [...]
Cist BurialFound at Gezer. Phoenician TophetsFound at Achzib and Ruqeish. Phoenician Shaft TombsPhoenician shaft tombs [...]
A bit hilani (Akkadian) was a type of palace or large public building in the [...]
Cuneiform is a wedge-shaped form of writing that can be impressed on (usually small) clay [...]
The Edomites entered Judah after the Assyrian conquest and exploited the territory. They suffered greatly [...]
Hattusili inherited the throne of Kussara, then rapidly defeated his competitors in central Anatolia. Among [...]
Old Hittite Kingdom Middle Hittite Kingdom Hittite Empire Shupiluliuma I ~1274 BCBattle of Khadesh Arrival [...]
Rise of Islam7th Cent ADThe religion's founder, the Prophet Muhammad, was a political leader as [...]
The Sumerians used mud bricks to decorative ends, not only with the quintessential niched-and-buttressed façade [...]
Limitations -- Financial constraints, lack of reed structures A composite image must be drawn for [...]
Before addressing the details of floor plans, it is imperative to understand the concept of [...]
Each house was provided with its own source of light, and since the only carriers [...]
Sumerian ziggurats The date of the earliest ziggurats is likely in the late Early Dynastic [...]
Founded in the 8th cent BC in the Sangarius Region, the Phrygian kingdom (750-546 BC) [...]
Individuals and administrative bodies used seals to denote ownership of items and to authenticate documents. [...]
There is no exact English equivalent for the Arabic word tauf. The French word pisé, [...]
Urartu (earlier, Uruatri or Biblical Ararat) was a powerful kingdom centered on Lake Van in [...]
The Kurdish people, who are thought to be descended from the Medes of central Asia, [...]