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The Fertile Crescent in 7500 BC

Eurasian Bookshelf April 17 at 9:06 AM  · 

The Fertile Crescent in 7500 BC

Around 7500 BC, the Fertile Crescent—spanning modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and southeastern Turkey—was a hotspot of early human innovation. Here, people began transitioning from nomadic lifestyles to settled farming communities.

Villages emerged with organized agriculture, cultivating wheat, barley, lentils, and domesticating sheep, goats, and cattle. This period marks the heart of the Neolithic Revolution, where humans first controlled food production, enabling population growth and the rise of complex societies. The Fertile Crescent became the foundation of civilization itself.

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This collection depicts the revolutionary shift from nomadic hunter-gatherer life to settled agriculture in the ancient Near East. These scenes illustrate the initial efforts of cultivating wild grains, the growth of the first permanent settlements, the emergence of trade, and the development of communal defense. This pivotal period laid the foundation for the rise of complex societies and the world we know today.

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The Mesolithic Era

Introduction: The Origin of the Term Mesolithic

The term Mesolithic derives from the combination of two Greek words:

mesos: in the middle

líthos: stone

The Mesolithic represents the era of the middle stone, marking the transition between the Paleolithic, the era of ancient stone, and the Neolithic, the era of new stone.

Dating and Duration

The Mesolithic began approximately 10,000 years ago, unfolding over a timeframe that concluded about 8,000 years ago. This period was characterized by significant environmental and behavioral changes.

Glacial Melting and Floods

One of the key events of the Mesolithic was the melting of glaciers, leading to an era of floods. This phenomenon resulted in a significant reduction of vegetation and caused the death of numerous animal species. This condition posed an increasing challenge for humans in sourcing food.

Transition to Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

With the growing difficulty in hunting wild animals and finding plant resources, humanity was compelled to innovate. In response to environmental challenges, humans began practicing animal husbandry and developed early forms of agriculture.

Abandonment of Nomadism and Sedentary Life

Gradually, humans abandoned the nomadic lifestyle, favoring a transition to a sedentary life. This behavioral change was motivated by the need to ensure a stable food supply through agriculture and animal husbandry.

Climate Changes and the Birth of the Neolithic

With the retreat of waters that had previously flooded the Earth, the climate became drier, creating more favorable living conditions. This marked the beginning of the Neolithic, an era characterized by further technological and social developments.

Conclusion: A Period of Fundamental Innovation

The Mesolithic emerges as a crucial period in human history, marked by environmental challenges that stimulated innovation and the transition to more settled ways of life, paving the way for the Neolithic and its subsequent evolutions.

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Inside Jericho: The World’s First City? Ancient Secrets Revealed.#histor...

Is Jericho the First City on Earth? For over 10,000 years, the oasis of Jericho has defied the desert — standing as one of humanity’s oldest known settlements. But how did people build permanent homes, farm the land, and create a lasting community in such a harsh place… long before Egypt, Mesopotamia, or Rome?

In this documentary, we uncover the extraordinary story of Jericho, where water, innovation, and human determination gave rise to what may be the world's first true city. From ancient roundhouses to ancestor worship, discover how the foundations of civilization were laid beneath the blazing sun.

🏺 Could this be where human history truly began?

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The Birthplace of Civilization Revealed Jericho's Ancient Secrets.#histo...

Before the pyramids of Giza were carved from stone... before Babylon’s ziggurats rose from the plains... before Sumer was even a whisper in the Mesopotamian dust... There was Jericho.

It sits quietly now, half-swallowed by the earth in the West Bank desert, near the Jordan River. Unassuming. Forgotten by time. But beneath the layers of sand and stone lies a question that challenges everything we know about the birth of civilization:

Was this—the mound of Tell es-Sultan—the first true city on Earth?

For centuries, Jericho was known not for being the first, but for being the fallen. A city whose walls, so the Bible says, collapsed with the sound of trumpets and the faith of warriors. The Book of Joshua tells us that Jericho was the gateway to the Promised Land, a city cursed, conquered, and burned.

That dramatic tale, etched into religious memory, became Jericho’s legacy for thousands of years.

But then came the archaeologists. And what they found was something far older—and far more mysterious—than any Biblical account.

The Jericho of scripture stood around 1400 BCE. But the Jericho unearthed by science? It goes back at least 11,000 years. That’s nearly 5,000 years before the first pyramid stone was laid. Longer ago than the invention of the wheel. Before written language. Before metal. Before kings.

They found traces of people who settled permanently, building homes, farming wheat and barley, storing food, burying their dead, and even constructing monumental architecture. Towering walls. A 28-foot stone tower. In a time when most of humanity was still hunting and gathering, these people were shaping the landscape.

So, what do we call this place? A village? A town? Or… the first city?

The contrast is staggering.

One Jericho is a spiritual battleground—divinely destroyed by faith and fire. The other is a miracle of early human cooperation and survival, fortified not against armies... but perhaps against nature, or fear of the unknown.

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