>What has been called “the world’s first city” was discovered in Syria. In an article published in Smartplanet, Boonsri Dickinson, wrote that the city was built at a critical time for the development of urban life. The following is an excerpt from the article:
Before the wheel and before there was writing, there laid this urban center in the Middle East. The prehistoric city showed evidence its people traded volcanic glass, engaged in agriculture, and created copper processing.
Enter the newly discovered town of Tell Zeidan, which hasn’t been excavated in nearly 6,000 years. The city dates back to between 6000 B.C. and 4000 B.C., which is the time right before the first true city centers emerged in the Mesopotamia area. And its located at the center of major trade routes that followed the Euphrates River valley
In fact, the Ubaid people not only lived in cities, they had power and class divisions within their society. The archaeologists found artifacts such as the strainer-sprouted pitcher and a stone stamp seal of a deer that suggest the elite members of society lived a life of luxury
Read the article in its entirety here.
Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary
Tags: Archaeology, Tell Zeidan, Ubaid People
Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament 
>So does this mean that the earth has to be greater than 8000 years old because the city dates to 6000 BC?
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>It could still be 6-8000 years old. There is no specific record of time for Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden, but Cain was definitely born past that period…
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>Marcus,The theory that the earth is only 6000 years old (early creationism) is not supported by the evidence. In Canaan, Neolithic Jericho is dated to 8000 B.C. And there are many sites in other areas that are as old or older than Neolithic Jericho.Claude Mariottini
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>Joshua,The dates for the primeval characters of the Bible cannot be determined.The figure of 6000 years is taken from biblical chronology, but the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Old Testament, adds 100 years to the life of each of the pre-flood patriarchs. Thus, even the Septuagint is telling us that the chronology in Genesis goes beyond 6000 years.Claude Mariottini
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>Surely Catal Huyuk from 7500 BC in Turkey predates this sitesee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87atalh%C3%B6y%C3%BCk
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>Ron,I agree with you. Çatalhöyük was a great center in Anatolia is predates this site in Syria. The excavators call Tell Zeidan the first city. It is funny how people tend to believe what they are doing is the first or the greatest.You can read my post on Çatalhöyük hereThank you for this information.Claude Mariottini
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