By 3500 BCE it seems pretty clear what structures are religious and what are not (although maybe it isnt, we should be questioning this, not just assuming it). The Ishtar temple and the great temple of Anu (also known as the White Temple), both at Uruk, are accepted as clear examples of houses of the gods. This is how Mesopotamians think of them. But where did these buildings come from? Architecturally, temples seem to be on the same plan as buildings we interpret as houses in the fifth millennium. So does the concept of houses of the gods parallel an actual development of temples from houses of the people? And what does this tell us about the way Mesopotamians think about the gods themselves? Remote Resources: AI/ARhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjMqMskoHrg&feature=emb_logo (Links to an external site.); http://www.artefacts-berlin.de/ (Links to an external site.); library collections, Google books, open-access journal publications, The basic questions you need to start with: Problem 1. What are people actually doing in these buildings? This means plotting where all the small finds, including pottery, comes from, room by room in tripartite buildings from the Ubaid (fifth millennium) period (the period before the Uruk). Tell Madhur and Tepe Gawra are good starting points. What kind of function can you figure out from the shape, fabric and decoration of the pots? Also, beware there is an example of this to be found on the internet, but how do we know that person has done the job properly, on the basis of rigorous theory and method? SO do NOT use it. Problem 2. How do we tell if Arslantepe is a palatial complex or a temple complex? Decide what would mark the difference and then go looking for it? Or collect whats there first? Once you have made that determination, follow through and do it! Problem 3. Taking into account design features of the fourth millennium structures, and their spatial dimensions, their placements in the site, their view-shed from within and without the temples, and possible soundscapes, reconstruct the nature of religious practices associated with them. This will involve components like estimating heights of platforms and buildings, plotting the passage of the sun, calculating how many people can fit in various spaces and so on. How did people experience these buildings? What kind of feelings, religious and otherwise, did they generate?-25% (5% for final group presentation; 20% for written work) Whatever your topic, this is your summation of the data you collected and your interpretation of it. Describe your process. What did you do to collect the data? Detail the data. What are the results? Analyze the data. How does this data address the big questions of concern for your topic? Does it substantiate prevailing views or does it raise questions about them? Do you have any alternative suggestions? Papers should be 6-8 pages long All written work should be 1.5 spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman Font and only uploaded as doc or docx file. ANY WORK THAT IS NOT IN THIS FORMAT WILL NOT BE GRADED. DO NOT UPLOAD A PDF. IT WILL NOT BE GRADED.
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