Uruk, Larsa, Babylone, petit tour dans les villes mésopotamiennes

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“Uruk, Larsa, Babylone, petit tour dans les villes mésopotamiennes.” France Culture : Le cours de l’histoire. Paris, France: Internet, March 20, 2023. https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/le-cours-de-l-histoire/uruk-larsa-babylone-petit-tour-dans-les-villes-mesopotamiennes-5255787.

Réécouter le podcast avec Régis Vallet

“Les premières villes apparaissent au IVe millénaire avant notre ère, alors que la civilisation mésopotamienne traverse une période de changement, au cours de laquelle les cultures villageoises se transforment progressivement en cultures urbaines. Il semble qu’une période de forte croissance démographique détermine l’afflux vers la ville d’une population de plus en plus importante, attirée par les possibilités nouvelles qu’offrent les centres urbains. L’archéologue Régis Vallet rappelle que les Mésopotamiens n’ont pas de modèles précédents desquels s’inspirer quand ils inventent la ville moderne que nous connaissons aujourd’hui : “Pendant longtemps, il n’y a pas de différence entre villes et villages. La seule distinction que nous leur connaissons existe entre les concepts de résidences fixes et ceux habités par les nomades. Les tout premiers villages apparaissent vers 6 400 avant J.-C., dans le sud de l’Irak. Déjà à cette époque, nous avons affaire à une société très organisée et développée, composée d’un habitat extrêmement dense et diversifié, et de grandes habitations.” Lire la suite sur le site de France culture

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