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Topic started on 29-5-2004 @ 11:27 PM by saturnine_sweet

I am interested in compiling a list of extremely ancient settlements, for the purpose of cross analysis. So far my list consists of:

Jarmo
Jericho
Catal Hyuk

All of these center on the middle east. I would like to add some other areas to this list as well. I have read up on several others before, but do not remember the names of them, and I hope perhaps some of you will, so that I may compare all of them. The similarities and differences should suggest some points of interest, which I will post as they become apparent.

reply posted on 30-5-2004 @ 12:00 AM by FreeMason

Damascus is now the capital of Syria and is an estimated 8,000 years old being the oldest continually populated city in the world.

reply posted on 30-5-2004 @ 12:24 AM by Red_Rocket

Jerf el-Ahmar is in Syria and supposedly 11,000 years old.
However, it is under water now because the government build a dam or something over the site.

Some links:

timelines.ws...

www.peak.org...

reply posted on 30-5-2004 @ 12:28 AM by Byrd

What's the age limit (3,000 years or older?)

What's the size limit (cities, or tribal features such as rock shelters and so forth?)

reply posted on 30-5-2004 @ 04:06 AM by The Vagabond

www.turkishnews.com...
In neolithic Anatolia (turkey) there were smaller towns along with Catal Hyuk. Tarsus, Hacilar, Urfa, etc. The oldest date for these is 7000 BC.

Cannanites, the ancestors of the Pheonecians and ancient cousins to the Hebrewes, from memory I think they go back just over 5,000 years to the founding of Beer-Sheeba and other sites, many in Syria. Similarities are tremendous in this area between religions, languages, and cultures. It is a very likely place to find common ground between cultures and plot out a proto-civilization for them all.

reply posted on 30-5-2004 @ 08:56 AM by saturnine_sweet

Thanks for all the additions! As for how ancient I am looking for, 5000 years old or older, and size to be at least villiage. Keep them coming! What is there in asia in that range? Africa? There are a few in britian too, grooved ware people sites. Does anyone remember the names for those settlements?

[Edited on 30-5-2004 by saturnine_sweet]

reply posted on 30-5-2004 @ 09:05 AM by Vault

here you go this link has so many civilizations:
www.crystalinks.com...

reply posted on 30-5-2004 @ 09:39 AM by IKnowNothing

Babylon
encarta.msn.com...(ancient_city).html

Edit: wanted to add another website
there are no city names, but it looked like a good article and might help a little.
www.vnn.org...

[Edited on 30-5-2004 by IKnowNothing]

reply posted on 30-5-2004 @ 10:24 AM by AD5673

Three magic words: Google, Yahoo, ATS. Im sure you'll find youre information.

reply posted on 13-6-2004 @ 04:13 PM by 2012

Until recently, the oldest city was believed to be 4,000 years old. Now however, another has been recovered that is about 6,000 years old. located in a remote part of Syria located between the Tigris and Euphrates ...
www.meme.essortment.com...

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