Cylinder Seals {Mesopotamia Unit Study}

Cylinder seals are one of the most fascinating artefacts to come out of Mesopotamia. In fact, Mesopotamia is known for these small, cylindrical stamps, which are considered to be its unparalleled artistic accomplishment. Read more: This lesson on Mesopotamian stamp seals gives you lots of information about the cylinder seal's earlier cousin Also, do check…

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Proto-cuneiform Homeschool Lesson

Proto-cuneiform was a pictographic communication which grew from the accounting tokens we learnt about last week. The Mesopotamians began to denote certain information using, first, stamps and then accounting tokens which finally developed into proto-cuneiform tags and pictographic tablets. Pin this post to bookmark it for later! Read More: The Ubaid culture created beautiful artwork and…

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Accounting Tokens Homeschool Lesson {Mesopotamia Unit Study}

Humans have been attempting to communicate their thoughts since almost the beginning of their time on earth. In fact, over 24,000 years ago, cave walls were drawn upon, leaving their mark for present day man to enjoy. It was around 20,000 years ago that tally marks began to appear...on cave walls, on sticks and on…

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Murder in Mesopotamia {Book Review}

As the title suggests, Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie, is a murder mystery occurring in Mesopotamia with Christie's premier detective, Hercule Poirot at the helm. It is set during an archeological dig in Iraq, modern day Mesopotamia. Incidentally, the Royal Cemetery at Ur in Mesopotamia was where the author met her husband, Sir Max…

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Samarra Culture {Mesopotamia Unit}

The Samarra culture is a prehistoric period of history which developed from the pottery neolithic era of the Natufians. There are three such cultures (Halaf, Sumarra and Ubaid), Halaf being the oldest.  These three cultures comprise the very beginnings of the Mesopotamian Civilisation which followed. Read More: Natufian People – the very first known settled hunters and…

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Halaf Culture {Mesopotamia Unit}

The Halaf culture is a prehistoric period of history which developed from the pottery neolithic era of the Natufians. There are three such cultures (Halaf, Samarra and Ubaid), with Halaf being the oldest.   Read More: Natufian People – the very first known settled hunters and gatherers, who lived in the Levant region of Mesopotamia during the…

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Göbekli Tepe Art

Following my last post on Göbekli Tepe, I thought it might be fun to look at some Göbekli Tepe art and perhaps make some for ourselves. I have split this post into the three different sections: Engravings, low reliefs and high reliefs. I have made an accompanying video for each section, as well as some…

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