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
Holly Pittman,
Darren P. Ashby
S. 115 - 122
Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract:
Tell al-Hiba, ancient Lagash, was one of the largest settlements in southern Mesopotamia during the second half of the 3rd millennium BC and one of three major cities in the eponymous city-state of Lagash. The Tell al-Hiba Expedition, a joint project of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, conducted six seasons of fieldwork at the site between 1968 and 1990. The excavations uncovered extensive remains from the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC, including two temple complexes and a craft production center. Thus far, this work has only appeared in preliminary reports. The Tell al-Hiba Publication Project, led by Holly Pittman, is currently producing the final reports on the Expedition’s discoveries. In this paper, we summarize the history of excavations at Tell al-Hiba and discuss the methodology and goals of the project.
City-state of Lagash, Tell al-Hiba, relational databases, publication of archival materials, Tell al-Hiba Publication Project
Published Online:
2022/12/27 14:23:36
Object Identifier:
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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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