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The Ubaid period (c. 6500–3800 BC) is a prehistoric period of Mesopotamia. The name derives from Tell al-'Ubaid where the earliest large excavation of Ubaid period material was conducted initially by Henry Hall and later by Leonard Woolley. In southern Mesopotamia the period is the earliest known period on the alluvial plain although it is likely earlier periods exist obscured under the alluvium. In the south it has a very long duration between about 6500 and 3800 BC when it is replaced by the Uruk period. In Northern Mesopotamia the period runs between about 5300 and 4300 BC. It is preceded by the Halaf period and the Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period and succeeded by the Late Chalcolithic period.
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Geographical range | Mesopotamia |
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Period | Chalcolithic |
Dates | c. 6500 – c. 3800 BC |
Type site | Tell al-'Ubaid |
Major sites | Eridu |
Preceded by | Halaf culture, Halaf-Ubaid Transitional period, Hassuna culture, Samarra culture |
Followed by | Uruk period |
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