Oldest
Near East Cultures
In Chronological Order – Archaeology Perspective
In Chronological Order – Archaeology Perspective
5th
millennium B.C.
Sialk Tepe, Iran –
single primary site so could question extent of “culture”
4th
millennium B.C.
Predynastic
Egypt
Kura-Araxes
(Karaz / Pulur / Khirbet Kerak) Early Transcaucasian culture
Proto-Elamite
civilization
Sumeria:
Ur, Uruk, Kish
Susa
3rd
millennium B.C.
Old Kingdom
of Egypt
Elam
Lagash
Akkad:
Agade, Isin, Babylon, Larsa
Mari
Amorite
& Troy I–V