Stories from the Stone Age Waves of Change (2003– ) Online
- Original Title :
- Waves of Change
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Documentary
- Year :
- 2003–
- Directror :
- Roger Scholes
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 50min
- Rating :
- 9.3/10
The Ghassoulians had placed themselves directly on a major trade route that linked two great emerging powers - the Sumerians on the Euphrates and the Egyptians on the Nile. The Ghassoulians were the providers of mass-produced staples, such as olives - the liquid gold of the Middle East - and salt. Their trading culture was successful and sophisticated. Archeologists have found evidence of early irrigation. They had discovered copper; the smelters cast axe-heads and ornate ritual objects. It was a prime trade item, and the idea of trading and how to live by it - rather than farming - moved from the Middle East to Europe.