Exploring the Roots of Mesopotamian Civilization: Excavations at Tell Zeidan, Syria
Gil Stein, Oriental Institute

The Ubaid period (6th5th millennia BC) saw the first establishment of towns and villages across Mesopotamia. This period provides the first evidence for the emergence of political leadership, economic differences between rich and poor, irrigationbased economies, dominating regional centers or towns, and the development of temples in these centers. In this lecture, Gil Stein discusses recent excavations at the Ubaidperiod site of Tell Zeidan in Syria and the expansion of Ubaid culture across Mesopotamia.

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