How much does the site at Hilli tell us about people's lives in the 3rd Millennium B.C. ?
Assignment One: History Around Us: Part 1
How much does the site at Hilli tell us about people's lives in the 3rd Millennium B.C.
By looking at the site at Hilli we can learn about people's lives in Hilli. We don't learn much about people's lives elsewhere during the same time. This is because the site at Hilli has not been preserved properly and has eroded away over the years.
By looking at only the site we can learn what the people were like, how they lived and whether they traded and with whom.
We saw that the land was barren and not much grew there anymore, but we can assume that the land would have been fertile because we saw wells at the site which are quite shallow compared to the current level of the water table. This meant that they had water, which, they could reach.
At the site, there were no remains of any houses that the people may have lived in. We think that this is because the houses were probably made of barasti, dried palm leaves, and so they would have decomposed over time. We think that their houses were made of barasti because the tribes that lived in the Emirates more recently used to have houses made of barasti. We know that barasti was easily available because there were and still are lots of palm trees in the area.
We know that the people of Hilli were very skilful. There are remains of large tombs and buildings, which were made of mud brick. Even though the biggest and most impressive building has been reconstructed we still get an idea of how skilful the people were. They were able to collect stone, from the Hajar Mountains, and then shape it to make buildings.
How much does the site at Hilli tell us about people's lives in the 3rd Millennium B.C.
By looking at the site at Hilli we can learn about people's lives in Hilli. We don't learn much about people's lives elsewhere during the same time. This is because the site at Hilli has not been preserved properly and has eroded away over the years.
By looking at only the site we can learn what the people were like, how they lived and whether they traded and with whom.
We saw that the land was barren and not much grew there anymore, but we can assume that the land would have been fertile because we saw wells at the site which are quite shallow compared to the current level of the water table. This meant that they had water, which, they could reach.
At the site, there were no remains of any houses that the people may have lived in. We think that this is because the houses were probably made of barasti, dried palm leaves, and so they would have decomposed over time. We think that their houses were made of barasti because the tribes that lived in the Emirates more recently used to have houses made of barasti. We know that barasti was easily available because there were and still are lots of palm trees in the area.
We know that the people of Hilli were very skilful. There are remains of large tombs and buildings, which were made of mud brick. Even though the biggest and most impressive building has been reconstructed we still get an idea of how skilful the people were. They were able to collect stone, from the Hajar Mountains, and then shape it to make buildings.
