Category:Ancient Near East


 * The Ancient Near East refers to early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the present day Middle East, in Western Asia.
 * It includes the periods during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age (roughly 3000 BCE to 330 BCE).
 * Dates before (ca.) 3000 BCE and after 330 BCE are not usually included in the term "Ancient Near East":
 * dates before (ca.) 3000 BCE fall into the prehistoric period
 * dates after 330 BCE fall into the Hellenistic period


 * See also:
 * Category: Ancient Asia
 * Category: Ancient Anatolia
 * Category: Ancient Egypt
 * Category: Ancient Israel and Judah
 * Category: Ancient Persia