<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31406658</termId><termName>Gawra period</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Refers to the period and culture from about 4000 to 3000 BCE, in northern Mesopotamia, named after the site of Gawra. The period is characterized by the presence of seals, metal objects, clay figurines, and the development of monumental architecture. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:49:18</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31367221</termId><termName>prehistoric Northern Mesopotamian periods</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>