Ubaid Period

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Ur
gptkb:Eridu
gptkb:Tell_el-Oueili
Al-Ubaid
Tell al-Hayyad
gptkbp:associatedWith early Sumerians
pre-Sumerian cultures
gptkbp:culture Chalcolithic
Neolithic
gptkbp:endDate c. 3800 BCE
gptkbp:evidence fishing
public buildings
social class
cattle herding
early urbanization
stamp seals
clay figurines
long-distance exchange
craft specialization
mudbrick architecture
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Uruk_Period
gptkbp:hasSubgroup gptkb:Ubaid_1
gptkb:Ubaid_2
gptkb:Ubaid_3
gptkb:Ubaid_4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ubaid Period
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:namedAfter Tell al-Ubaid
gptkbp:notableFor temple architecture
agricultural intensification
development of irrigation
long-distance trade
social stratification
emergence of chiefdoms
distinctive painted pottery
early village settlements
first large-scale temples
gptkbp:potteryStyle greenish pottery with geometric designs
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Halaf_culture
gptkbp:region gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkb:Northern_Mesopotamia
gptkb:Southern_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:startDate c. 6500 BCE
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Uruk_Period
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8