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The Neolithic Caucasus and the Shulaveri–Shomu culture
Season 4 Episode 30
This week we're back to more historical and archeological information. We're going over the arrival of agriculture and people who made the foundations of the Shulaveri-Shomu culture. That culture's c…
Published on 1 year ago
Back from Vacation with some Etymology
Season 4 Episode 29
I am back after a couple of weeks off! Today I'm easing myself back into the swing of things by going over some etymology of the mountains and rivers in the areas we will be talking about the next co…
Published on 1 year ago
Eridu Genesis and Debate between Summer and Winter
Season 4 Episode 28
In our final episode on Sumerian mythology this season we cover the tablets containing the Eridu Genesis and the Debate between Summer and Winter. The Genesis covers the creation of cities, kingship…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The Sumerian King List Before the Flood
Season 4 Episode 27
This week we go over some points from last week that I wanted to make and then we move onto the Sumerian King List. What it says about history up to the flood and just after and how much it can be tr…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The Top of the Sumerian Pantheon
Season 4 Episode 26
This week we go over the state and origin of most of our Sumerian religious and mythological sources. We then go over the most important gods of the Sumerian pantheon, their roles, domains, their rel…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Ubaid Follow Up and Uruk and Sumerian Origins
Season 4 Episode 25
This week I go into more detail on some Ubiad points I went over last week. Including statuary, linguistics, and warfare. I also talk about some more potential advancements they potentially made when…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
The Ubaid Period
Season 4 Episode 24
This week we talk about the Ubaid culture of southern Mesopotamia. Beginning with their discovery and then going over their evolution from simple settlements of reed huts to early cities of up to 500…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
The Roots of Mesopotamian Civilization: Hassuna and Samarra
Season 4 Episode 23
This week we talk about two material cultures that emerge in the Tigris River Valley, the Hassuna and Samarra. We go over what made them unique and what they have in common and the areas they overlap…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
The Halaf Culture
Season 4 Episode 22
This week we give an overview of the Halaf culture that established itself in the upper Tigris River Valley and spread to occupy land to it's West, North, and Southeast. Not to mention spreading it's…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Ugarit and Adana
Season 4 Episode 21
This week sees us finish our overview of the northern Levantine coast by talking about the foundations of Ugarit and Adana, the mystery of who founded them, and the differences between them. We also …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago