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Sumer was the earliest known civilization, located in southern Mesopotamia (modern-day south-central Iraq), that emerged between the 5th and 4th millennium BC in the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It matters because it stands as one of humanity's original cradles of civilization, where agricultural surplus from grain farming enabled the development of the world's first urban settlements.
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Key facts
- Archaeological culture.name
- Sumer( – )
- Archaeological culture.map
- 300px
- Archaeological culture.mapcaption
- The general location on a modern map, and main cities of Sumer with ancient coastline. The coastline nearly reached Ur in ancient times.
- Archaeological culture.religion
- Sumerian religion
- Archaeological culture.language
- Sumerian
- Archaeological culture.region
- Mesopotamia, Near East, Middle East
- Archaeological culture.period
- Chalcolithic, Bronze Age
- Archaeological culture.precededby
- Ubaid period
- Archaeological culture.followedby
- Akkadian Empire
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Archaeology of IraqBronze Age civilizationsLevantLists of coordinatesPopulated places established in the 6th millennium BCStates and territories disestablished in the 20th century BCStates and territories established in the 3rd millennium BCStates and territories established in the 4th millennium BCSumer