The great al-ʿUbayd , also Written Tell el-Ubaid , an ancient site that gave its name to a prehistoric cultural period Ubaid in Mesopotamia; It is located near the ruins of ancient Ur in what is now the southeast of Iraq . Excavations have uncovered Ubaidian remains throughout southern Mesopotamia. The hallmark of this period was painted pottery decorated with geometric and sometimes floral and animal designs in dark colors on a burnished or drab tone. Many ships appear to have been made on a slow wheel, and they had loop handles and spouts (the first historical occurrence of this).
Britannica Quiz The Middle East:Fact or Fiction? Is the literacy rate very high in Afghanistan? Does Yemen take its name from the Arabic word "northern"? Sort the facts in this quiz about Syria, Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries. In the south, the Ubaid period is from about 5200 to c dated . 3500 v. , but in North Ubaid the traits first appear um c to appear . 4300. Some scholars believe that the features of the northern Ubaid period may have evolved from those that preceded them Halaf time is rather the result of cultural influences straight out of the south, but the overall picture is great homogeneity throughout the area of Persian Gulf to Mediterranean .