<p>The paper summarises the main research activities of the Near Eastern Archaeology team o... more <p>The paper summarises the main research activities of the Near Eastern Archaeology team of Ca' Foscari University of Venice in the course of the last few years. Research on Early Bronze Age Upper Mesopotamia concentrated on the study of the results of the 1992-1010 Syro-Europaean excavations in Tell Beydar: the stratigraphy of Field I (Northern Building and North-Eastern Inner City Gate), 3rd millennium pottery, metallurgy and metal objects, and glyptics (seals and seal impressions). The Southern Caucasus was the object of field investigations in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia, where the sites of Natsargora and Aradetis Orgora and the Okherakhevi kurgan field were excavated, and unpublished material from old Georgian excavations at Natsargora was analysed and published. Important results were achieved, in particular, regarding the Kura-Araxes and Bedeni cultures (late 4th-3rd millennium BC) and the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age period (second half of the 2nd, early 1st millennium BC).<br></p>
Although large quantities of hearths and fireplaces are usually found in archaeological excavatio... more Although large quantities of hearths and fireplaces are usually found in archaeological excavations, this class of installations is still poorly and rarely studied. However, their analysis can provide interesting information about the living habits of the ancient populations, as demonstrated by the example of the numerous firing installations discovered during the excavations carried out in 2013-2016 in the site of Aradetis Orgora in Georgia by the Georgian Italian Shida Kartli Archaeological Project. Specifically, two types of hearth are considered in this article: the type provided with inner projections (lobes) and the hearth consisting of a clayey surface overlying a bedding of pebbles and potsherds. Their contexts of discovery, chronological and geographical distribution are discussed and some hypotheses about their meaning for the communities that produced them are advanced.
Giornata dell'archeologia: scavi e ricerche del Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici a cura di Luigi Sperti, 2017
The paper summarises the main research activities of the Near Eastern Archaeology team of Ca’ Fos... more The paper summarises the main research activities of the Near Eastern Archaeology team of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice in the course of the last few years. Research on Early Bronze Age Upper Mesopotamia concentrated on the study of the results of the 1992-1010 Syro-Europaean excavations in Tell Beydar: the stratigraphy of Field I (Northern Building and North-Eastern Inner City Gate), 3rd millennium pottery, metallurgy and metal objects, and glyptics (seals and seal impressions). The Southern Caucasus was the object of field investigations in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia, where the sites of Natsargora and Aradetis Orgora and the Okherakhevi kurgan field were excavated, and unpublished material from old Georgian excavations at Natsargora was analysed and published. Important results were achieved, in particular, regarding the Kura-Araxes and Bedeni cultures (late 4th-3rd millennium BC) and the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age period (second half of the 2nd, early 1st millennium BC).
This article presents a preliminary study of the pottery collected during the 2012 and 2013 campa... more This article presents a preliminary study of the pottery collected during the 2012 and 2013 campaigns of the Land of Nineveh Archaeological Project (University of Udine, Italy) in Iraqi Kurdistan. The report examines the morphology, distribution and relative implications of a wide spectrum of ceramic types, whose chronological range spans from the Early Pottery Neolithic to the Sasanian period. In particular, it focuses on the local aspects of the material culture - as well as on regional and trans-regional connections - and thus aims at placing the pottery assemblages in the broader perspective of Upper Mesopotamia's diverse ceramic traditions. Despite its preliminary nature, this report embodies a substantial overview of the ceramics surveyed, which will serve as a departure point for future inquiries and more detailed analyses of the ceramic traditions of the Upper Tigris region between the 7th mill. BC and the 7th century AD.
Broadening Horizons 5
The organizers are pleased to invite papers for the upcoming interna... more Broadening Horizons 5
The organizers are pleased to invite papers for the upcoming international conference “Broadening Horizon 5: Civilizations in Contact”, which will be held in Udine (Italy) from June 5 to 8, 2017 at the Università Degli Studi di Udine.
Broadening Horizons 5 is an international congress dedicated to early-stage researchers and postgraduate students who work in a number of disciplines concerning the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean, organized for the purpose of stimulating the presentation and discussion of new research and debate of common problems in the field, within a multidisciplinary and international framework.
The 5th edition will have as main general theme “Civilizations in Contact”. Five sessions have been selected to address papers to the investigation of this topic; for each session a keynote speaker will give an introductory paper on the subject.
1.The Neolithic – Chalcolithic transition in Upper Mesopotamia. Subsistence strategies, economy, society and identity
2.The Levant in the Bronze Age: crossroad or frontier between different cultures?
3.Imperial frontiers: the Assyrian periphery and interactions between Assyria and neighbouring kingdoms during the 1st millennium BC. .
4.The East Mediterranean during the Iron Age: the formation of the western artistic tradition as a result of contacts with the Near East
5.West vs East: from Hellenism to the Roman expansion in the Near East .
6.Marine connections: the Gulf and interactions between the Arabian peninsula, Mesopotamia, the Iranian world and beyond
Presentations offering wide-ranging and diverse perspectives on the proposed topics are particularly encouraged (i.e. landscape archaeology, material culture studies, theoretical frameworks, interdisciplinary research etc.).
Proposals for both papers and posters should be submitted via the website of the congress.
The call for papers opens on October 31 and closes on December 31, 2016. The Organizing Committee will assess the texts received with regard to their quality and pertinence to the conference themes. Accepted speakers will be notified shortly afterwards (usually within two weeks after the submission deadline)
Participation in the conference costs €50; subscriptions may be made from February 1 until April 15, 2017. After this date the conference fee increases to €80. No payment will be accepted after May 15, 2017.
Following the conference, presenters will be invited to submit their papers for review and publication in the Conference Proceedings.
More information is available on the conference website: bh5.uniud.it
We look forward to seeing you in Udine!
The Organizing Committee
Marco Iamoni (University of Udine)
Costanza Coppini (Freie Universität Berlin)
Katia Gavagnin (University of Udine)
Rocco Palermo (University of Groningen)
Francesca Simi (University of Venice / University of Tübingen)
<p>The paper summarises the main research activities of the Near Eastern Archaeology team o... more <p>The paper summarises the main research activities of the Near Eastern Archaeology team of Ca' Foscari University of Venice in the course of the last few years. Research on Early Bronze Age Upper Mesopotamia concentrated on the study of the results of the 1992-1010 Syro-Europaean excavations in Tell Beydar: the stratigraphy of Field I (Northern Building and North-Eastern Inner City Gate), 3rd millennium pottery, metallurgy and metal objects, and glyptics (seals and seal impressions). The Southern Caucasus was the object of field investigations in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia, where the sites of Natsargora and Aradetis Orgora and the Okherakhevi kurgan field were excavated, and unpublished material from old Georgian excavations at Natsargora was analysed and published. Important results were achieved, in particular, regarding the Kura-Araxes and Bedeni cultures (late 4th-3rd millennium BC) and the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age period (second half of the 2nd, early 1st millennium BC).<br></p>
Although large quantities of hearths and fireplaces are usually found in archaeological excavatio... more Although large quantities of hearths and fireplaces are usually found in archaeological excavations, this class of installations is still poorly and rarely studied. However, their analysis can provide interesting information about the living habits of the ancient populations, as demonstrated by the example of the numerous firing installations discovered during the excavations carried out in 2013-2016 in the site of Aradetis Orgora in Georgia by the Georgian Italian Shida Kartli Archaeological Project. Specifically, two types of hearth are considered in this article: the type provided with inner projections (lobes) and the hearth consisting of a clayey surface overlying a bedding of pebbles and potsherds. Their contexts of discovery, chronological and geographical distribution are discussed and some hypotheses about their meaning for the communities that produced them are advanced.
Giornata dell'archeologia: scavi e ricerche del Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici a cura di Luigi Sperti, 2017
The paper summarises the main research activities of the Near Eastern Archaeology team of Ca’ Fos... more The paper summarises the main research activities of the Near Eastern Archaeology team of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice in the course of the last few years. Research on Early Bronze Age Upper Mesopotamia concentrated on the study of the results of the 1992-1010 Syro-Europaean excavations in Tell Beydar: the stratigraphy of Field I (Northern Building and North-Eastern Inner City Gate), 3rd millennium pottery, metallurgy and metal objects, and glyptics (seals and seal impressions). The Southern Caucasus was the object of field investigations in the Shida Kartli region of Georgia, where the sites of Natsargora and Aradetis Orgora and the Okherakhevi kurgan field were excavated, and unpublished material from old Georgian excavations at Natsargora was analysed and published. Important results were achieved, in particular, regarding the Kura-Araxes and Bedeni cultures (late 4th-3rd millennium BC) and the Late Bronze/Early Iron Age period (second half of the 2nd, early 1st millennium BC).
This article presents a preliminary study of the pottery collected during the 2012 and 2013 campa... more This article presents a preliminary study of the pottery collected during the 2012 and 2013 campaigns of the Land of Nineveh Archaeological Project (University of Udine, Italy) in Iraqi Kurdistan. The report examines the morphology, distribution and relative implications of a wide spectrum of ceramic types, whose chronological range spans from the Early Pottery Neolithic to the Sasanian period. In particular, it focuses on the local aspects of the material culture - as well as on regional and trans-regional connections - and thus aims at placing the pottery assemblages in the broader perspective of Upper Mesopotamia's diverse ceramic traditions. Despite its preliminary nature, this report embodies a substantial overview of the ceramics surveyed, which will serve as a departure point for future inquiries and more detailed analyses of the ceramic traditions of the Upper Tigris region between the 7th mill. BC and the 7th century AD.
Broadening Horizons 5
The organizers are pleased to invite papers for the upcoming interna... more Broadening Horizons 5
The organizers are pleased to invite papers for the upcoming international conference “Broadening Horizon 5: Civilizations in Contact”, which will be held in Udine (Italy) from June 5 to 8, 2017 at the Università Degli Studi di Udine.
Broadening Horizons 5 is an international congress dedicated to early-stage researchers and postgraduate students who work in a number of disciplines concerning the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean, organized for the purpose of stimulating the presentation and discussion of new research and debate of common problems in the field, within a multidisciplinary and international framework.
The 5th edition will have as main general theme “Civilizations in Contact”. Five sessions have been selected to address papers to the investigation of this topic; for each session a keynote speaker will give an introductory paper on the subject.
1.The Neolithic – Chalcolithic transition in Upper Mesopotamia. Subsistence strategies, economy, society and identity
2.The Levant in the Bronze Age: crossroad or frontier between different cultures?
3.Imperial frontiers: the Assyrian periphery and interactions between Assyria and neighbouring kingdoms during the 1st millennium BC. .
4.The East Mediterranean during the Iron Age: the formation of the western artistic tradition as a result of contacts with the Near East
5.West vs East: from Hellenism to the Roman expansion in the Near East .
6.Marine connections: the Gulf and interactions between the Arabian peninsula, Mesopotamia, the Iranian world and beyond
Presentations offering wide-ranging and diverse perspectives on the proposed topics are particularly encouraged (i.e. landscape archaeology, material culture studies, theoretical frameworks, interdisciplinary research etc.).
Proposals for both papers and posters should be submitted via the website of the congress.
The call for papers opens on October 31 and closes on December 31, 2016. The Organizing Committee will assess the texts received with regard to their quality and pertinence to the conference themes. Accepted speakers will be notified shortly afterwards (usually within two weeks after the submission deadline)
Participation in the conference costs €50; subscriptions may be made from February 1 until April 15, 2017. After this date the conference fee increases to €80. No payment will be accepted after May 15, 2017.
Following the conference, presenters will be invited to submit their papers for review and publication in the Conference Proceedings.
More information is available on the conference website: bh5.uniud.it
We look forward to seeing you in Udine!
The Organizing Committee
Marco Iamoni (University of Udine)
Costanza Coppini (Freie Universität Berlin)
Katia Gavagnin (University of Udine)
Rocco Palermo (University of Groningen)
Francesca Simi (University of Venice / University of Tübingen)
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Despite its preliminary nature, this report embodies a substantial overview of the ceramics surveyed, which will serve as a departure point for future inquiries and more detailed analyses of the ceramic traditions of the Upper Tigris region between the 7th mill. BC and the 7th century AD.
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The organizers are pleased to invite papers for the upcoming international conference “Broadening Horizon 5: Civilizations in Contact”, which will be held in Udine (Italy) from June 5 to 8, 2017 at the Università Degli Studi di Udine.
Broadening Horizons 5 is an international congress dedicated to early-stage researchers and postgraduate students who work in a number of disciplines concerning the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean, organized for the purpose of stimulating the presentation and discussion of new research and debate of common problems in the field, within a multidisciplinary and international framework.
The 5th edition will have as main general theme “Civilizations in Contact”. Five sessions have been selected to address papers to the investigation of this topic; for each session a keynote speaker will give an introductory paper on the subject.
1.The Neolithic – Chalcolithic transition in Upper Mesopotamia. Subsistence strategies, economy, society and identity
2.The Levant in the Bronze Age: crossroad or frontier between different cultures?
3.Imperial frontiers: the Assyrian periphery and interactions between Assyria and neighbouring kingdoms during the 1st millennium BC. .
4.The East Mediterranean during the Iron Age: the formation of the western artistic tradition as a result of contacts with the Near East
5.West vs East: from Hellenism to the Roman expansion in the Near East .
6.Marine connections: the Gulf and interactions between the Arabian peninsula, Mesopotamia, the Iranian world and beyond
Presentations offering wide-ranging and diverse perspectives on the proposed topics are particularly encouraged (i.e. landscape archaeology, material culture studies, theoretical frameworks, interdisciplinary research etc.).
Proposals for both papers and posters should be submitted via the website of the congress.
The call for papers opens on October 31 and closes on December 31, 2016. The Organizing Committee will assess the texts received with regard to their quality and pertinence to the conference themes. Accepted speakers will be notified shortly afterwards (usually within two weeks after the submission deadline)
Participation in the conference costs €50; subscriptions may be made from February 1 until April 15, 2017. After this date the conference fee increases to €80. No payment will be accepted after May 15, 2017.
Following the conference, presenters will be invited to submit their papers for review and publication in the Conference Proceedings.
More information is available on the conference website: bh5.uniud.it
We look forward to seeing you in Udine!
The Organizing Committee
Marco Iamoni (University of Udine)
Costanza Coppini (Freie Universität Berlin)
Katia Gavagnin (University of Udine)
Rocco Palermo (University of Groningen)
Francesca Simi (University of Venice / University of Tübingen)
Despite its preliminary nature, this report embodies a substantial overview of the ceramics surveyed, which will serve as a departure point for future inquiries and more detailed analyses of the ceramic traditions of the Upper Tigris region between the 7th mill. BC and the 7th century AD.
The organizers are pleased to invite papers for the upcoming international conference “Broadening Horizon 5: Civilizations in Contact”, which will be held in Udine (Italy) from June 5 to 8, 2017 at the Università Degli Studi di Udine.
Broadening Horizons 5 is an international congress dedicated to early-stage researchers and postgraduate students who work in a number of disciplines concerning the Ancient Near East and the Eastern Mediterranean, organized for the purpose of stimulating the presentation and discussion of new research and debate of common problems in the field, within a multidisciplinary and international framework.
The 5th edition will have as main general theme “Civilizations in Contact”. Five sessions have been selected to address papers to the investigation of this topic; for each session a keynote speaker will give an introductory paper on the subject.
1.The Neolithic – Chalcolithic transition in Upper Mesopotamia. Subsistence strategies, economy, society and identity
2.The Levant in the Bronze Age: crossroad or frontier between different cultures?
3.Imperial frontiers: the Assyrian periphery and interactions between Assyria and neighbouring kingdoms during the 1st millennium BC. .
4.The East Mediterranean during the Iron Age: the formation of the western artistic tradition as a result of contacts with the Near East
5.West vs East: from Hellenism to the Roman expansion in the Near East .
6.Marine connections: the Gulf and interactions between the Arabian peninsula, Mesopotamia, the Iranian world and beyond
Presentations offering wide-ranging and diverse perspectives on the proposed topics are particularly encouraged (i.e. landscape archaeology, material culture studies, theoretical frameworks, interdisciplinary research etc.).
Proposals for both papers and posters should be submitted via the website of the congress.
The call for papers opens on October 31 and closes on December 31, 2016. The Organizing Committee will assess the texts received with regard to their quality and pertinence to the conference themes. Accepted speakers will be notified shortly afterwards (usually within two weeks after the submission deadline)
Participation in the conference costs €50; subscriptions may be made from February 1 until April 15, 2017. After this date the conference fee increases to €80. No payment will be accepted after May 15, 2017.
Following the conference, presenters will be invited to submit their papers for review and publication in the Conference Proceedings.
More information is available on the conference website: bh5.uniud.it
We look forward to seeing you in Udine!
The Organizing Committee
Marco Iamoni (University of Udine)
Costanza Coppini (Freie Universität Berlin)
Katia Gavagnin (University of Udine)
Rocco Palermo (University of Groningen)
Francesca Simi (University of Venice / University of Tübingen)