Trade in the Early Bronze Age: Ancient Mesopotamia and the East (Harappan Civilization, Oxus & Elam)

Ever wonder how a land without any natural resources of its own could go on to become the world's first great urban civilization? How did copper, tin, silver, carnelian, lapis lazuli and other important commodities get to the markets and workshops of ancient Mesopotamia? This video takes a look at how international trade with the east facilitated the economic growth of the lands of Sumer and Akkad.

Contents:

00:00 Introduction
01:35 Commodities and Luxury Goods
04:15 Love of Lapis Lazuli
06:50 Types of Trade Networks
08:11 Shahr-e Sokhta
08:58 Tepe Hissar
10:58 Thank You and Patrons

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Sources and Suggested Reading:

Civilization Before Greece and Rome - H. W. F. Saggs
The Sumerian World - Harriet Crawford
The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives - Jane R. McIntosh
Journey to the City: A Companion to the Middle East Galleries at the Penn Museum - Steve Tinney and Karen Sonik
The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Achaemenid Empire - Roger Matthews and Hassan Fazeli Nashli
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East Vol. III - Ed. by Jack Sasson

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