InterNet Resources

The many links to the Hacinebi Website are because the photos are excellent, and illustrate many of the terms used in the textbook.

Metal Sources and Metallurgy in the Biblical World - read about copper, tin and bronze
Tin Smelting - the Oriental Institute of Chicago reproduces methods of tin smelting as discovered in Kestel and Göltepe
 
Canaan - Agriculture | | Canaan - Storage | | Canaan - Weaving | | Canaan - Bread
Early Bronze Age Pottery - this is a commercial site, selling what it claims to be genuine artefacts - they may be fakes, or they may be from illegal digs. See this page just to get an idea of the shapes and appearance of Early Bronze Age pottery
 
En Gedi - scroll down for the Chalcolithic Temple | | Ein Gedi | | En Gedi - the Chalcolithic Temple | | Ein Gedi Excavations
The Cave of the Treasure | | The Cave of the Treasure
The Cave of the Warrior - use the links at the left to access other pages of the web site | | The Cave of the Warrior | | Cave of the Warrior - exhibition description, from the Exploratorium
 
Beer Sheva | | Beer Sheva - Prehistoric Dwelling Sites
Shiqmim - click on the links to see pdf files of an archaeologist's report - no colored pictures
 
Arad - scroll down for photos of Early Bronze structures
Ai - scroll down to reach the photo of the Early Bronze Temple or house | | The Early Bronze building at Ai - don't do what one of these people is doing, clambering on the walls! | | Ai - more photos
 
Megiddo - scroll down for photo of Early Bronze "High Place"
Wadi Ziqlab
Bab edh-Dhra Shaft Grave - scroll down to reach the photo
 
Hacinebi Excavations
Hacinebi - photos of artefacts
Hacinebi - Uruk Cylinder Seal-impressed Artifacts
Hacinebi - Late Chalcolithic Seals and Seal Impressions
Hacinebi - Uruk Artifacts
Hacinebi - Late Chalcolithic Artifacts
Hacinebi - Late Chalcolithic Eye idols
Hacinebi - Late Chalcolithic Chipped Stone
Hacinebi - Late Chalcolithic Archaeometallurgical Finds
 
Scroll down for Khirbet Kerak ware | | Khirbet Kerak ware | | Khirbet Kerak ware
 
Near Eastern Art Gallery; note - some of the objects are from later periods
Canaan in the Early Bronze Age
 
Tell Kurdu - use links at the left side to access various sections| | Tell Kurdu | | Tell Judaidah | | Bakla Tepe | | Liman Tepe
 
Ebla | | Ebla | | Ebla
 
Cyprus - Copper
 
The Royal Tombs of Ur - Museum exhibitions : 1 | | 2 | | 3 - use links to images and overview
Royal Treasures of Ur | | The Royal Cemetary of Ur | | Ur of the Chaldees | | Ur - archaeological site | | Ur | | Ur | | Woolley and the Great Flood
 
Early Dynastic Sumer | | Sumer | | Sumerians | | Sumerian History
Uruk - links to more photos at bottom of page
Akkad / Agade | | Akkadians | | the Akkadian Empire
Vitory Stele of Naram Sin | | Victory Stele of Naram Sin | | Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
Eridu
Girsu near Lagash
Sippar
Jemdet Nasr | | Archaic Mesopotamia - scroll down for Uruk and Jemdet Nasr
 
Early Dynastic Period of Egypt | | Egypt - First Dynasty
Ancient Egypt Collection - scroll down for the Narmer Palette - a reproduction, not the original | | Narmer Palette | | Narmer Palette
Aspects of Life in Ancient Egypt - links to pages about agriculture, technology, houses, warfare, etc. - from all periods
 
Ancient Greek Civilizations | | Minoan Site | | Minoans | | Minoan site - use the links at the left-hand side to browse the site | | Minoan Civilization | | Minoan Crete | | Tour Knossos
Report and Photos of a student tour of Minoan and Mycenaean sites - scroll down for photos of sites
 
Mycaeanae and Minoan Crete - Prof. Bruce Owen's notes
Cultivation of Dates | | the History of Dates | | The sex life of the date palm
The History of Plumbing - Babylonia
Wine and Olive Oil
Old Testament Life and Literature
The Beginnings of Civilizations
Indus Valley - Harappa - in India

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This Week's Assignment

• Reflection Papers - on a separate Web Page
• Remember to cite your sources
• Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then send it as an Attachment to, or pasted into, an email message to Dr. Rollinson at rollinsondr@yahoo.com,rollinsondr@hellokitty.com,rollinsondr@catholic.org
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