Uruk Urban Expansion (c. 4000–3100 BCE)

1. Uruk period ends; Early Dynastic city-states follow

   Jan 1, 2900Labels: Uruk, Early Dynastic

   • Jemdet Nasr
   • Britannica

2. The Warka Vase produced in late Uruk tradition

   Jan 1, 3100Labels: Warka Vase, Uruk

   • Smarthistory
   • Warka Vase

3. Uruk influence contracts as Jemdet Nasr begins

   Jan 1, 3100Labels: Uruk, Jemdet Nasr

   • Uruk Period
   • Jemdet Nasr

4. Proto-cuneiform spreads beyond Uruk in Uruk III

   Jan 1, 3200Labels: Proto-cuneiform, Uruk III

   • Uruk Period
   • CDLI Periods

5. Proto-cuneiform writing emerges in Uruk IV contexts

   Jan 1, 3350Labels: Proto-cuneiform, Eanna

   • Uruk Period
   • Proto cuneiform

6. Complex tokens proliferate in Uruk’s accounting systems

   Jan 1, 3500Labels: Clay tokens, Uruk

   • UTexas Tokens

7. Planned Uruk-founded town develops at Habuba Kabira

   Jan 1, 3500Labels: Habuba Kabira, Uruk

   • Habuba
   • Habuba FR

8. Late Uruk outpost established at Jebel Aruda

   Jan 1, 3500Labels: Jebel Aruda, Uruk

   • Jebel Aruda

9. Uruk enclaves appear at Hacınebi Tepe (Anatolia)

   Jan 1, 3700Labels: Hac nebi, Uruk enclave

   • Hac nebi

10. Monumental building expands at Uruk’s Eanna precinct

    Jan 1, 3800Labels: Eanna precinct, Uruk

    • Uruk Period
    • Met Essay

11. Early Uruk beveled-rim bowls begin circulating

    Jan 1, 3900Labels: Beveled rim, Uruk

    • BRB Bowl
    • GMU Source

12. Transition from Ubaid to early Uruk urbanism

    Jan 1, 4000Labels: Ubaid, Early Uruk

    • Britannica
    • Uruk Period