Period Introduction
The End of an Age
Period:
Middle Bronze I
AFS Chronology:
2065—1900 BC
Standard Chronology:
2150—2000 BC
Places:
- Stratum XIV of Megiddo
- Ur
- Jericho
Artifacts:
- Victory Stele of Naram-Sin
- Priest-King of Mohenjo-daro
- Dilmun Seals
- Barbar Ware
- Fenestrated Eye Axe
- Ur III Cylinder Seals
Architecture:
- Barbar Temple
- Ziggurat of Ur
- Shaft Tombs of Jericho
- Mastaba of Mereruka
Literature:
- Lions of Urkesh
- The Flood Tablet
- The Lament for Sumer and Ur
- Weld-Blumdell Prism
Technologies:
- The construction of Ziggurats
- Developments in writing and literacy
Political and cultural events:
- The decline of urbanism in Canaan and Syria
- The expansion of Guti, Hurrian and Amorite tribes
- The First Intermediate Period in Egypt
- The Fall of Ur
Chronology of the MB I
| Period | Standard Chronology | AFS Chronology | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalcolithic / Early Bronze I | 4500-2900 BC | 3500-2700 BC |
|
| Early Bronze II | 2900-2650 BC | 2650-2500 BC |
|
| Early Bronze III | 2650-2300 BC | 2500-2150 BC |
|
| Early Bronze IV | 2300-2150 BC | 2150-2000 BC |
|
| Middle Bronze I | 2150-2000 BC | 2000-1850 BC |
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Map of the Ancient Near East
EB IV—MBI