Season
Season 1 Episode
- Season 1 Uncovering Near Eastern Civilization
- Season 1 Natufian Villagers and Early Settlements
- Season 1 Neolithic Farming, Trading, and Pottery
- Season 1 Eridu and Other Towns in the Ubaid Period
- Season 1 Uruk, the World's Biggest City
- Season 1 Mesopotamia's First Kings and the Military
- Season 1 Early Dynastic Workers and Worshipers
- Season 1 Lugalzagesi of Umma and Sargon of Akkad
- Season 1 Akkadian Empire Arts and Gods
- Season 1 The Fall of Akkad and Gudea of Lagash
- Season 1 Ur III Households, Accounts, and Ziggurats
- Season 1 Migrants and Old Assyrian Merchants
- Season 1 Royalty and Palace Intrigue at Mari
- Season 1 War and Society in Hammurabi's Time
- Season 1 Justice in the Old Babylonian Period
- Season 1 The Hana Kingdom and Clues to a Dark Age
- Season 1 Princess Tadu-Hepa, Diplomacy, and Marriage
- Season 1 Land Grants and Royal Favor in Mittani
- Season 1 The Late Bronze Age and the End of Peace
- Season 1 Assyria Ascending
- Season 1 Ashurbanipal's Library and Gilgamesh
- Season 1 Neo-Assyrian Empire, Warfare, and Collapse
- Season 1 Babylon and the New Year's Festival
- Season 1 End of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Ancient Mesopotamia: Life in the Cradle of Civilization - Season 1 Episode 1 Uncovering Near Eastern Civilization
0.00 48 minutes Although Egypt, Greece, and Rome may be better known to the public, in fact more written evidence survives from Mesopotamia, home to many of the great powers of the ancient world. As you embark on a journey through over 3,000 years of history, you will understand the ways we uncover ancient historical knowledge, and learn why Mesopotamia's "rediscovery" is so valuable.
