Davide Nadali – Holly Pittman – Andrea Polcaro (Eds.)
Ancient Lagash
Current Research and Future Trajectories
Proceedings of the Workshop held at the 10th ICAANE in Vienna, April 2016
Davide Nadali,
Andrea Polcaro
S. 15 - 30
Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract:
In 2015, the Italian Archaeological Expedition to Nigin started the exploration of Tell Zurghul concentrating on two main areas (Area A and B) and operating a survey of the north-western sector of the city (Area C). The present communication presents the results of the operations carried out at Nigin focusing on the new evidence of the phases of occupation of the city from the 5th to the 4th millennium BC that provide additional information on the historical and archaeological development of the ancient region of Lagash. Actually, in light of the recent discoveries at Tell Zurghul, this paper also intends to point to the future trajectories of the archaeological exploration of both the city of Nigin and the other major urban centers of the region (Lagash and Girsu) and the neighboring landscape (existence of smaller settlements, morphology of the landscape, presence of water sources): the resumption of new archaeological explorations in the ancient city-state of Lagash can explain the phenomena of formation of urbanism and the management of landscape and environment.
Gudea, Tell Zurghul, Nigin, Nanshe, Lagash, Ubaid, Uruk, Jemdet Nasr
Published Online:
2022/12/27 14:17:21
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Rights:All rights reserved.For questions regarding copyright and copies please contact us by email.The State of Lagash was one of the major political powers in the Sumerian world of the 3rd millennium BC, with archaeological attestations at least since the 5th millennium BC. Located in present-day southern Iraq, this State incorporated three main cities: Girsu (Tello), Lagash (Tell al-Hiba), and Nigin (Tell Zurghul). The volume presents the results of studies and excavations carried on in these sites until 2015, providing new data for their historical interpretation. The volume collects contributions to the research at al-Hiba, under the supervision of H. Pittman, a section dedicated to the first archaeological campaign undertaken at the site of Nigin under the direction of D. Nadali and A. Polcaro, and the research on the site of Girsu under the joint direction of S. Rey and F. Husain.
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Der Staat von Lagash im heutigen Südirak war im 3. Jahrtausend v. Chr. eine der wichtigsten politischen Mächte im Sumer, und ist archäologisch seit dem 5. Jahrtausend v. Chr. belegt. Dieser Staat bestand aus den drei Hauptstädten Girsu (Tello), Lagash (Tell al-Hiba) und Nigin (Tell Zurghul). Der vorliegende Sammelband präsentiert die Ergebnisse von Studien und Aus-grabungen, die bis 2015 an diesen Standorten durchgeführt wurden, und liefert neue Daten für die historische Interpretation. Darunter finden sich Beiträge zur Forschung in al-Hiba (unter dem Vorsitz von H. Pittman), ein Abschnitt über die erste archäologische Kampagne am Standort Nigin (unter der Leitung von D. Nadali und A. Polcaro) sowie zu Forschungen an der alten Stadt von Girsu (unter der Leitung von S. Rey und F. Husain).
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