Articles related to "Ugarit"
Life and Death in Ancient Ugarit
Most ancient civilisations kept the living and the dead separate. But houses in Ugarit were designed to accommodate both.
life in ugarit • ugarit • houses in ugarit • tombs in ugarit • ancient architecture
Most ancient civilisations kept the living and the dead separate. But houses in Ugarit were designed to accommodate both.
life in ugarit • ugarit • houses in ugarit • tombs in ugarit • ancient architecture
Ugarit
Occupied for over 4000 years, Ugarit was the world's first international port, a nexus point not only for goods but Bronze Age technologies and knowledge.
ugarit • ugaritic • alphabet letters • letter alphabet • ancient mesopotamia
Occupied for over 4000 years, Ugarit was the world's first international port, a nexus point not only for goods but Bronze Age technologies and knowledge.
ugarit • ugaritic • alphabet letters • letter alphabet • ancient mesopotamia
The Palace of Ugarit
The palace of Ugarit demonstrates how Bronze Age innovations were used to create the perfect court and centre of international diplomacy.
palace of ugarit • ugarit • bronze age palaces • bronze age buildings • bronze age
The palace of Ugarit demonstrates how Bronze Age innovations were used to create the perfect court and centre of international diplomacy.
palace of ugarit • ugarit • bronze age palaces • bronze age buildings • bronze age
The Origins of Alphabet
A vast range of written records have been found in Ugarit. But was it the site of the world's first alphabet?
alphabets • origins of the alphabet • who invented the alphabet • birthplace of the alphabet • ugarit and the alphabet
A vast range of written records have been found in Ugarit. But was it the site of the world's first alphabet?
alphabets • origins of the alphabet • who invented the alphabet • birthplace of the alphabet • ugarit and the alphabet
Gods and Temples in Ugarit
From the evidence of the city's religious archives and the archaeological remains of temples, it is possible to rediscover something of the religion of ancient Ugarit.
gods • ancient gods • goddesses • gods and goddesses of the near east • mesopotamian gods
From the evidence of the city's religious archives and the archaeological remains of temples, it is possible to rediscover something of the religion of ancient Ugarit.
gods • ancient gods • goddesses • gods and goddesses of the near east • mesopotamian gods
The Amarna Letters
How this collection of clay tablets containing the diplomatic records of the last Pharaoh's of Egypt's 18th Dynasty came to shape histories image of Bronze Age politics.
egyptian new kingdom • 18th dynasty • bronze age • ancient empires • ugarit
How this collection of clay tablets containing the diplomatic records of the last Pharaoh's of Egypt's 18th Dynasty came to shape histories image of Bronze Age politics.
egyptian new kingdom • 18th dynasty • bronze age • ancient empires • ugarit
The Sea Peoples
The 'Sea Peoples' is a term used to describe an assortment of peoples who migrated into what today is the Middle East, bringing with them devastation and destruction.
sea peoples • who the sea peoples are • where the sea peoples came from • mycenaean destruction • egypt raiders
The 'Sea Peoples' is a term used to describe an assortment of peoples who migrated into what today is the Middle East, bringing with them devastation and destruction.
sea peoples • who the sea peoples are • where the sea peoples came from • mycenaean destruction • egypt raiders
The Uluburun Wreck,
In 1982 a Turkish diver discovered a submerged shipwreck off Uluburun on Turkey's southern shore. It proved to be a spectacular sunken treasure trove of the Bronze Age.
the ulubrun wreck • uluburun • lost treasure ship • sunken treasure • treasure
In 1982 a Turkish diver discovered a submerged shipwreck off Uluburun on Turkey's southern shore. It proved to be a spectacular sunken treasure trove of the Bronze Age.
the ulubrun wreck • uluburun • lost treasure ship • sunken treasure • treasure
How History Discovered the Hurrians
Throughout the Bronze Age, the Hurrian people thrived across Northern Mesopotamia, then disappeared from history for nearly 3,000 years.
amarna letters • late bronze age • hurrians • northern mesopotamia • hittites
Throughout the Bronze Age, the Hurrian people thrived across Northern Mesopotamia, then disappeared from history for nearly 3,000 years.
amarna letters • late bronze age • hurrians • northern mesopotamia • hittites
King Suppililiuma The Great
At a time when the Kingdom of the Hittites had been reduced to its heartland, Suppililiuma took the throne and forged an Empire.
late bronze age • hittites • amarna age • suppililiuma • mittani
At a time when the Kingdom of the Hittites had been reduced to its heartland, Suppililiuma took the throne and forged an Empire.
late bronze age • hittites • amarna age • suppililiuma • mittani
Qadesh In The Amarna Age
During the Late Bronze Age Egypt's 18th Dynasty was at the apex of its wealth and power, but it was soon to see its authority over its vassal territories challenged.
aittakama • 18th dynasty • qadesh • suppililiuma • amenhotep iii
During the Late Bronze Age Egypt's 18th Dynasty was at the apex of its wealth and power, but it was soon to see its authority over its vassal territories challenged.
aittakama • 18th dynasty • qadesh • suppililiuma • amenhotep iii
Passionate About Purple
Prized in ancient times, purple lent prestige to those powerful and wealthy enough to wear it.
purple • color purple • favorite color • color symbolism • violet
Prized in ancient times, purple lent prestige to those powerful and wealthy enough to wear it.
purple • color purple • favorite color • color symbolism • violet
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