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
Steve Renette
S. 145 - 160
Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract:
The unpublished ceramic corpus retrieved during six seasons of excavation at the site of al-Hiba is the largest dataset of such material from the southern Mesopotamian alluvium. As part of the al-Hiba Publication Project, this dataset has been organized in a formal typology and subjected to statistical analysis to detect chronological development and spatial distribution on the site. While the corpus fits well within the general Mesopotamian evolution of ceramic production during the 3rd and 2nd millennia, on a more detailed level there is distinct regional variation. Certain ceramic types known elsewhere are absent, while others appear to be local to the region. With the final publication of the al-Hiba ceramic corpus in sight, this paper presents a few preliminary observations demonstrating a higher degree of regionalization in southern Mesopotamian ceramics than previously assumed.
al-Hiba, Lagash, 3rd millennium BC, ceramics, typology, regionalization
Published Online:
2022/12/27 14:26:12
Object Identifier:
0xc1aa5576 0x003dec21
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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