Ubaid period

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The Ubaid period was a prehistoric era in southern Mesopotamia marked by the emergence of the first settled farming communities, distinctive painted pottery, and the foundations of later Sumerian urban civilization.

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Ubaid period canonical 8
Ubaid culture 3
Ubaid 4 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture
cultural period in Mesopotamia
prehistoric period
cultureArea ancient Near East
followedBy Early Uruk period
Uruk period
follows Halaf period
Samarra culture
hasArchaeologicalSite Eridu
Oueili
Tell Abada
Tell Mashnaqa
Tell al-Ubaid
Tepe Gawra
Ur
hasCharacteristic animal husbandry of sheep and goats
appearance of rank distinctions in burials
communal storage facilities
cultivation of cereals
development of canal irrigation systems
development of temple institutions
emergence of chiefdom-level societies
emergence of social stratification
first large permanent farming villages in southern Mesopotamia
foundations of later Sumerian urban civilization
increasing craft specialization
increasing political centralization
increasing sedentism
irrigation-based agriculture
long-distance trade networks
mudbrick architecture
platform temples
regional cultural homogenization
standardized material culture across wide area
tripartite house plans
use of clay sickles
use of clay tokens
use of stamp seals
hasChronologyNote absolute dates vary by scholar and region
hasEconomy household-based production
mixed farming and herding economy
redistributive systems centered on temples
hasEndTime c. 3800 BCE
hasPart Ubaid 0
Ubaid 1
linked to: Ubaid period

Ubaid 2
linked to: Ubaid period

Ubaid 3
linked to: Ubaid period

Ubaid 4
linked to: Ubaid period

Ubaid 5
linked to: Ubaid period
hasReligion early Mesopotamian temple cults
hasStartTime c. 6500 BCE
knownFor distinctive painted pottery
early temple complexes
fine wheel-made ceramics in later phases
greenish-buff pottery with dark geometric designs
large multiroom houses
spread of Ubaid-style pottery across the Gulf
mainRegion Persian Gulf coast
eastern Syria
linked to: Eastern Syria

northern Mesopotamia
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia

southeastern Anatolia
southern Mesopotamia
linked to: Lower Mesopotamia

western Iran
namedAfter Tell al-Ubaid
partOf prehistory of Iraq
prehistory of Mesopotamia
precededBy Neolithic of Mesopotamia
linked to: Ubaid period
startLocation southern Mesopotamia
linked to: Lower Mesopotamia
timePeriodWithin Chalcolithic
linked to: Copper Age

Late Neolithic–Early Chalcolithic transition

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Uruk archaeological site hasPeriod Ubaid period
Eridu archaeological site hasCulture Ubaid culture
linked to: Ubaid period
Eridu archaeological site hasMaterialCulture Ubaid pottery
linked to: Ubaid period
Tell Brak associatedCulture Ubaid culture
linked to: Ubaid period
Uruk period follows Ubaid period
Ubaid period hasPart Ubaid 1
linked to: Ubaid period
Ubaid period hasPart Ubaid 2
linked to: Ubaid period
Ubaid period hasPart Ubaid 3
linked to: Ubaid period
Ubaid period hasPart Ubaid 4
linked to: Ubaid period
Ubaid period hasPart Ubaid 5
linked to: Ubaid period
Ubaid period precededBy Neolithic of Mesopotamia
linked to: Ubaid period
Tell al-Ubaid partOf Ubaid culture
linked to: Ubaid period
Tell al-Ubaid culture Ubaid period
Tell al-Ubaid hasArchaeologicalPhase Ubaid 4
linked to: Ubaid period
Eridu periodOfFlourishing Ubaid period
Eridu foundedInPeriod Ubaid period
Tell Abu Shahrain timePeriod Ubaid period
Tell Abu Shahrain hasArchaeologicalFind Ubaid pottery
linked to: Ubaid period
Bronze Age Mesopotamia follows Ubaid period