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  1. "Here we employ a sample of ancient Near Eastern cities dated between about 6000 BC and AD 1000 using settled area as a proxy for city population and relate this to estimates of regional population and prevailing climate to examine their long-term relationship."

    Lawrence D, Philip G, Hunt H, Snape-Kennedy L, Wilkinson TJ (2016) Long Term Population, City Size and Climate Trends in the Fertile Crescent: A First Approximation. PLOS ONE 11(3): e0152563. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0 #OpenAccess #OA #Research #Article #Archaeology #Ancient #FertileCrescent #NearEast #Turkey #Population #Climate #Academia #Academic #Academics @archaeodons

  2. At Cambridge University, Dr. Martin Worthington, an expert in #Babylonian and #Assyrian grammar, has started recording readings of poems, myths and other texts in #Akkadian (lingua franca in ancient #NearEast), including The Epic of Gilgamesh. flip.it/2jk_Ex #History #Drama #Literature