Between Tigris and Zagros

Mesopotamian Prehistory has been attracting increasing interest in recent decades. From the first traces of hominids to the caves frequented by the Neanderthals, from the Neolithisation to the emergence of the first proto-urban and urban experiences, the northern sector of the so-called “Cradle of civilisation” played a fundamental role in the evolutionary dynamics of Western Asia. The northern portion of the Mesopotamian alluvium is the only one where the most ancient phases are archeologica

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