Hunting Arts in Ancient Iraq

Abstract

Mankind has known and practice hunting since the earliest times by various tools and means. Hunting at that times started with simple tools and means step by step up to the best means. Iraqi are among the ancient countries who practiced hunting through what have shown in the archaeological discoveries like paintings, relieves and cuneiform texts. All these documents mention types of hunting that were practiced. Similarly, they show the types of animals that were have to be seen by people as nowadays named “zoological gardens”. Ancient Iraqi people were drawing hunting scenes with different positions like running, escaping positions…etc.