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Ancient Lagash
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![]() Davide Nadali is Associate Professor in Near Eastern Archaeology at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Holly Pittman is Director of the Final Publication Project of the Al Hiba Excavations and Director of the Lagash Archaeological Project Andrea Polcaro is Professor and Researcher in Near Eastern Archaeology at the Perugia University, Italy |
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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Ancient Lagash, pp. 67-83, 2022/12/27
Proceedings of the Workshop held at the 10th ICAANE in Vienna, April 2016
Recent fieldwork conducted by the Italian Archaeological Expedition at Tell Zurghul, ancient Nigin, has revealed evidence of a 3rd millennium BC phase mainly consisting of pottery sherds, inscribed bricks and clay cones scattered on the site surface. This paper examines the data gathered in Area C, located in the western part of the site, through a preliminary survey carried out during the 2015 first campaign. This sector was selected for the presence of a 160m-long ridge that rises 5m above the surrounding plain and for its exceptionally dense concentration of surface material. The first results of this work, including a preliminary analysis of the pottery and artifacts collected as well as observations on the features visible on the ground, provide some elements for reconstructing the use of this sector of the ancient city.
Keywords: Southern Mesopotamia, Tell Zurghul, 3rd millennium BC, survey, industrial area, ceramic production