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Schriften zur Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, 2022

Central Asia is a vast region separating and at the same time connecting the civilizations of the... more Central Asia is a vast region separating and at the same time connecting the civilizations of the Near East, East Asia and the Indian subcontinent with each other and with the neighboring nomadic cultures.
This richly illustrated book reflects the contributions of a conference that took place in Bern in 2020 and includes 32 contributions from 56 authors from 18 countries. The conference evaluated the supra-, inter-, and intraregional modes of cultural exchange and knowledge transfer like trade, migration, missionary activities or military encounters. This exchange occurred within Central Asia, from the outside into Central Asia or conversely out of Central Asia to neighboring cultures. The timeframe considered was from the Early Bronze Age to the period of Amir Timur (end of the 14th century CE) and the geographic scope stretched from the eastern Caucasus in the west till Xinjiang in the east and from southern Siberia in the north till Baluchistan in the south. All papers presented were based upon new archaeological investigations, surveys and discoveries. Most of the contributions suggest that in Central Asia, based on its specific geopolitical location, typical “contact cultures” blossomed which were influenced to varying degrees by the neighboring cultures and thus produced many facets of cultural hybridisation.
The conclusions of many of the excavations presented here will be published in English for the first time. Each article is accompanied by an extensive bibliography and a Russian abstract.

Tell Halaf VI, 2022

By Raphaela Heitmann, Elisabeth Katzy, Mirko Novák, Jochen Schmid und Uwe Sievertsen With contr... more By Raphaela Heitmann, Elisabeth Katzy, Mirko Novák, Jochen Schmid und Uwe Sievertsen
With contributions by Samer Abdel Ghafour, Sven Dvorak, Gabriele Elsen-Novák, Helen Gries, Andreas Fuchs, Joëlle Graber-Pesonen, Joëlle Heim, Tobias Helms, Christian Hübner, Lutz Martin, Hannah Mönninghoff, Winfried Orthmann und Marina Skaletz.

Tell Halaf, located in the north-east of the modern state of Syria and in the north of ancient Mesopotamia, is one of the most famous ruins in the Near East. Max Freiherr von Oppenheim's excavations at the beginning of the 20th century were followed by research by a Syrian-German mission from 2006 to 2010, which had to be abandoned prematurely due to the civil war. In addition to findings from the ceramic Neolithic (6th-5th millennium B.C.) and from the time of an Aramaic petty principality (10th-9th century B.C.), the research brought to light important buildings from the time when the site was a provincial capital of the Assyrian Empire under the name Gūzāna (9th-7th century B.C.). The eastern part of the citadel was then occupied by a monumental structure that can be identified as the palace of the Assyrian governor. In this volume, the results of the new excavations in the area of the governor's palace are presented in detail, those of the old excavations are critically reflected upon and both are interpreted in summary. The location, architecture, building history, stratigraphy, finds and pottery are presented in their entirety and extensively illustrated in order to gain an understanding of the functional structure of the building.

Tell Halaf VI, 2022

Bearbeitet von Raphaela Heitmann, Elisabeth Katzy, Mirko Novák, Jochen Schmid und Uwe Sievertsen ... more Bearbeitet von Raphaela Heitmann, Elisabeth Katzy, Mirko Novák, Jochen Schmid und Uwe Sievertsen

Mit Beiträgen von Samer Abdel Ghafour, Sven Dvorak, Gabriele Elsen-Novák, Helen Gries, Andreas Fuchs, Joëlle Gaber-Pesonen, Joëlle Heim, Tobias Helms, Christian Hübner, Lutz Martin, Hannah Mönnighoff, Winfried Orthmann und Marina Skaletz.

Der Tell Halaf, der im Nordosten des modernen Staates Syrien und im Norden des antiken Mesopotamiens liegt, gehört zu den bekanntesten Ruinenstätten Vorderasiens. Den Ausgrabungen Max Freiherr von Oppenheims zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts folgten 2006–2010 Forschungen einer syrisch-deutschen Mission, die aufgrund des Bürgerkrieges vorzeitig abgebrochen werden mussten.
Neben Befunden aus dem keramischen Neolithikum (6.–5. Jahrtausend v.Chr.) und aus der Zeit eines aramäischen Kleinfürstentums (10.–9. Jahrhundert v.Chr.) brachten die Forschungen wichtige Bauwerke aus jener Zeit zum Vorschein, als der Ort unter dem Namen Gūzāna eine Provinzhauptstadt des Assyrischen Reiches war (9.–7. Jahrhundert v.Chr.). Der Ostteil der Zitadelle wurde damals von einem monumentalen Bauwerk eingenommen, das als Palast des assyrischen Statthalters identifiziert werden kann. Dieser wurde teilweise während der alten und teilweise während der neuen Ausgrabungen freigelegt.
Im vorliegenden Band werden die Ergebnisse der neuen Ausgrabungen im Bereich des Statthalterpalastes detailliert präsentiert, die der alten kritisch reflektiert und beide zusammenfassend interpretiert. Dabei werden Lage, Architektur, Baugeschichte, Stratigrafie, Funde und Keramik gesamtheitlich dargestellt und umfangreich illustriert, um ein Verständnis für die funktionale Struktur des Gebäudes zu gewinnen.

Schriften zur Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, 2019

This volume presents the results of the research project Sirkeli Höyük. An Urban Centre at Puruna... more This volume presents the results of the research project Sirkeli Höyük. An Urban Centre at Puruna/Pyramos/Ceyhan are presented in a first preliminary report. The focus is on the excavation and field research campaigns since the resumption of excavations in 2006 by an initially German-Turkish, since 2011 Swiss-Turkish cooperation project. In addition, the results of the excavations carried out in 1936 and 1992-1997 will be included in the context of the more recent findings. The project aims to present all the data on the site anew and to interpret it according to the current state of research.

Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Series Archaeologica, 2018

The 61e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale was hosted by the Universities of Geneva and Bern... more The 61e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale was hosted by the Universities of Geneva and Bern and took place 22–26 June 2015. After the 1960 Rencontre in Geneva, this was the second time that the annual conference was held in Switzerland.
The theme of the 61e Rencontre was “Text and Image”. This topic was chosen with the intention to bridge the chasm between philologists and archaeologists, which has deepened in recent years, and to stimulate a new the cooperation and the dialog between both disciplines. Text and image are often combined on artefacts and complement each other in their communicative function; these artefacts present ideal starting points for the outlined endeavour. At the same time, “text” and “image” can also be understood as synonyms for philological and archaeological sources respectively.
The talks were good examples of how fruitful and productive close cooperation between Assyriologists and Archaeologists can be. Examples of successful bridge-building between the two disciplines were also presented at the following SGOA conference “Philology and Archaeology – Dialogue in Crisis”, which represented a detailed discussion on the drifting apart of Ancient Near Eastern philology and archaeology.

Schriften zur Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, 2019

The present monograph on the urban cultures of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the Karakhanid... more The present monograph on the urban cultures of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the Karakhanid Middle Ages is the result of the international conference organised by the Society for the Exploration of EurAsia (Hergiswil, Switzerland) and the Institute of Archaeological Sciences (IAW) of the University of Bern (Switzerland) held from 4 to 6 February 2016 in Bern. The aim of the conference was to exchange new findings from ongoing archaeological excavations. Around 40 of the invited archaeologists from Central Asia, Russia, Western Europe and the USA presented significant results from their excavations. From a geographical perspective, the vaguely defined concept of Central Asia was limited to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. We are aware that at least Afghanistan should have been included in the geographical scope.
The conference dealt with the issues of the emergence of urban centres and cultures, their development and economic forms, and their interactions with other, sometimes distant, urban cultures.

Schriften zur Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, 1999

The subject of the present study is the programme of town planning from the Akkadian to the Early... more The subject of the present study is the programme of town planning from the Akkadian to the Early Abbasid period, i.e. from the 3rd millennium BC to the 1" millennium AD. The architectonic way of transposing a semiotic massage of a political programme into the physical Iayout of a city is analysed.

Forschungen der Max Freiherr von Oppenheim-Stiftung, 2012

Vorbericht über die dritte bis fünfte syrisch-deutsche Grabungskampagne auf dem Tell Halaf 2012 H... more Vorbericht über die dritte bis fünfte syrisch-deutsche Grabungskampagne auf dem Tell Halaf 2012 Harrassowitz Verlag · Wiesbaden Vorderasiatische Forschungen der Max Freiherr von Oppenheim-Stiftung Herausgegeben von Wolfgang Röllig Band 3 Ausgrabungen auf dem Tell Halaf in Nordost-Syrien Teil II 2012 Harrassowitz Verlag · Wiesbaden Vorbericht über die dritte bis fünfte syrisch-deutsche Grabungskampagne auf dem Tell Halaf

Berichte der Ausgrabung Tall Scheich Hamad / Dur-Katlimmu, 2000

In the 5th volume of the ‘Berichte der Ausgrabung in Tall Sheikh Hamad/Dur-Katlimmu’, 313 burials... more In the 5th volume of the ‘Berichte der Ausgrabung in Tall Sheikh Hamad/Dur-Katlimmu’, 313 burials of an extensive cemetery are presented. They were excavated in the “Central Lower Town II ” during the seasons between 1984 and 1987 and between 1992 and 1995. The graves can be dated to the Roman-Parthian period. They had been dug into the earlier Neo-Assyrian and Post-Assyrian buildings and disturbed them extensively. It is the aim of this study not only to record the basic archaeological features, but also to elucidate the sociological and historical background of the cemetery.

Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern, 2018

Alter Orient und Altes Testament 323, 2004

Die Regionen Nordsyriens und Südostanatoliens beheimateten i m frühen 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. eine... more Die Regionen Nordsyriens und Südostanatoliens beheimateten i m frühen 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. eine Vielzahl kleinerer Fürstentümer, in denen sich die so genannte »späthethitische Kunst« entfaltete. Sie bildeten jedoch keines-wegs eine geschlossene kulturelle, politische oder sprachliche (,,ethnische«) Einheit: Das Zusammenleben von indo-europäischen Luwiern und westse-mitischen Aramäern sowie weiterer Gruppen wie den ebenfalls westsemiti-schen Phöniziern fand seinen iederschlag in der Ausprägung unterschied-licher kultureller ormen. Ersichtlich wird dies sowohl in der materiellen Kultur als auch in den in verschiedenen Sprachen verfassten Inschriften und den divergierenden religiösen Vorstellungen der Fürstentümer. Die Forschung hat seit langem erkannt, dass dieser vielseitige »syro-ana-tolische« Kulturraum während einer bestimmten, als der »orientalisieren-den« bezeichneten Periode eine prägende Rolle bei der Herausbildung we t-licher Kulturen, insbesondere i m Ägäisraum und i n Italien, gespielt hat. Dies ist zum einen durch Importfunde, zum anderen durch Veränderungen in der politischen, gesellschaftlichen, religiösen und kulturellen Lebenswelt der Griechen und Etrusker fassbar. Dabei können i m Falle der häufig in genera-lisierender Weise als »orientalisch« bezeichneten Importe in Griechenland und Italien die Herkunftsgebiete innerhalb des syro-anatolischen Raumes nach dem heutigen Stand der Forschung besser unterschieden werden. Während die Erforschung der genannten Phänomene für die Regionen westlich von Anatolien bereits auf eine lange Tradition zurückblicken kann, stand bisher die Frage nach eventuell existierender kultureller, religiöser und politischer Außenwirkung des »späthethitischen« Raumes auf die angren-zenden Kulturen beziehungsweise politischen Einheiten in West-und Zen-tralanatolien sowie im Vorderen Orient, insbe ondere Assyrien, weniger deut-lich im Zentrum der Forschung. Erst in jüngster Vergangenheit ist eine Intensivierung der Diskussion zu beobachten. So hat die bessere Erschlie-ßung der Geschichte der luwisch-aramäischen Fürstentümer und damit auch der Chronologie der »späthethitischen « Kunst erneut die Frage aufgewor-fen, inwieweit diese die frühe neuassyrische angeregt hat. Weitere Aktualität hat die Fragestellung auch durch die zunehmend ich durchsetzende »hohe« Chronologie der Frühen Eisenzeit in Anatolien (Gor

Papers by Mirko Novák

Between Philology and Archaeology. Studies on Ancient Anatolia and the Near East Offered to Massimiliano Marazzi, 2024

In this contribution, we want to revisit what the honouree calls the “innovation of the ‘monument... more In this contribution, we want to revisit what the honouree calls the “innovation of the ‘monumental’ dimension,” aiming to give an overview of the chronological development of inscribing monuments during the Hittite Empire. The development of a cultural practice of communication in the Hittite New Kingdom, or “Imperial,” period is a topic that touches on many important studies by our friend Massimiliano. In appreciation of numerous happy and stimulating hours spent together, we dedicate this reflection on the practice of inscribing Anatolian monuments to him, hoping to raise a few questions that will interest him as much as us. In particular, we will question the relationship between inscribed and uninscribed monuments, types of monuments and text genres. By whom were monuments inscribed and for whom? What is the role played by material support and location?
As a case study, we will examine inscribed and uninscribed monuments from
both philological and archaeological perspective. While our focus lies on the rise of the practice of inscribing monuments, and thus on the Bronze Age context, understanding this part of the development of the monumental tradition will also provide much needed background for future considerations of Iron Age innovation and continuation. The aim of this study, meanwhile, is not an in-depth examination of all inscribed monuments but rather to showcase contemporary and consecutive trends with the help of the surviving material evidence. In contrast to many previous studies, we will not center our discussion on the historical development of the hieroglyphic script or the function of monumental art in Hittite Anatolia but rather consider the emergence of a cultural practice of inscribing monuments.

Anatolica, 2022

This article examines the archival and material evidence relating to John Garstang's short excava... more This article examines the archival and material evidence relating to John Garstang's short excavations at Sirkeli Höyük from 1936-1937 to contribute to the re-evaluation of the Middle Bronze and Iron Age chronology of the site and the wider region of Cilicia. By reassessing published as well as newly identified archival material we contextualise the financial, social and political circumstances of the Neilson Expedition to the Near East, funded by Francis and Helen Neilson. Integrating the Old Cilician (Middle Bronze Age) and Neo Cilician (Iron Age) pottery from Trench E into the sequences developed by renewed excavations at the site (since the 1990s) and previous archival research shows the importance of ongoing efforts to refine the chronological and stratigraphical results within a discussion of research progress over the last 40 years.

Über das Alte Testament hinaus. Exegetische, religionsgeschichtliche und archäologische Beiträge. Festschrift für Herbert Niehr, 2023

The paper gives an overview of the burial rites in the Aramaic and Assyrian city of Guzana. In ad... more The paper gives an overview of the burial rites in the Aramaic and Assyrian city of Guzana. In addition to the tombs and their dating, ancestor cult images are also addressed.

The Archaeology of Anatolia, 2021

Sirkeli Höyük is one of the largest Bronze and Iron Age sites in Plain Cilicia (Greek Kilikia Ped... more Sirkeli Höyük is one of the largest Bronze and Iron Age sites in Plain Cilicia (Greek Kilikia Pedias, Latin Cilicia Campestris), a fertile, water-rich, alluvial landscape in the south of present-day Turkey. The region was known under various names during the Bronze and Iron Ages: Kawa, Kizzuwatna, Hiyawa, Qawa, Que. Situated at the interface of larger neighbouring regions like Anatolia, Syro-Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Cyprus, its status changed several times. At different times, it represented either an independent principality, a vassal state, or an integral part of great empires like those of the Hittites, the Mittani, the Assyrians, or the Babylonians. As one of the key sites in Cilicia, the research at Sirkeli Höyük aims at shedding light on the colourful cultural history and material expressions of this region.

M. Marazzi, S. di Martino und C. Mora (eds.), News from the Lands of the Hittites, Scientific Journal for Anatolian Research 3-4, 2020

The excavations carried out since 2006 at Sirkeli Höyük in Plain Cilicia have yielded important i... more The excavations carried out since 2006 at Sirkeli Höyük in Plain Cilicia have yielded important insights into the structure and dynamics of the site’s ancient urban landscape. In addition, it has been possible to provide a great deal of information on the cultural history not only of the site itself, but also of the region to which it belonged. Starting from a small settlement of the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE, situated in the shelter of a natural rocky ridge, a complex urban structure developed in the 2nd millennium BCE, which in its heyday consisted of a bipartite citadel, a lower town, an upper town, a suburb and extramural workshops. The changing history of the country and the site is reflected in the architecture and the findings, which absorbed a wide variety of external influences, but always retained a traditional regional character.

Zwischen Ausgrabung und Ausstellung. Beiträge zur Archäologie Vorderasiens Festschrift für Lutz Martin, 2020

Tall Ḥalaf in Upper Mesopotamia is particularly known for its buildings and sculptures from the t... more Tall Ḥalaf in Upper Mesopotamia is particularly known for its buildings and sculptures from the time of the ruler Kapara, when it was the capital of a small principality called Palê / Bīt Baḫiani under the name Gōzāna (Aramaic GWZN, New Assyrian Gu-za-na). Although always outside the former Hittite zone of influence and the distribution area of Luwian hieroglyphic writing, it is nevertheless attributed for good reasons to the "Neo-Hittite" or "Syro-Hittite" cultural complex of the Iron Age. At the same time, it is considered an important early centre of the Arameans, a Semitic population whose language played an important role in the Levant and Mesopotamia for one and a half millennia. As much as the finds and features of Tall Ḥalaf gave important impulses to the discussion about the culture of the Arameans and their contacts with the Luwian and Aramaic principalities of the Levant on the one hand and with the expanding Neo-Assyrian empire on the other, these aspects have not yet been exhaustively clarified. Even if we are fully aware that the following explanations can only minimally change this, we would like to address the question of whether and - if so - in what form the Aramaic Gōzāna exhibited a characteristic cultural code and how this can be located in terms of cultural history.

Schriften zur Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, 2022

Central Asia is a vast region separating and at the same time connecting the civilizations of the... more Central Asia is a vast region separating and at the same time connecting the civilizations of the Near East, East Asia and the Indian subcontinent with each other and with the neighboring nomadic cultures.
This richly illustrated book reflects the contributions of a conference that took place in Bern in 2020 and includes 32 contributions from 56 authors from 18 countries. The conference evaluated the supra-, inter-, and intraregional modes of cultural exchange and knowledge transfer like trade, migration, missionary activities or military encounters. This exchange occurred within Central Asia, from the outside into Central Asia or conversely out of Central Asia to neighboring cultures. The timeframe considered was from the Early Bronze Age to the period of Amir Timur (end of the 14th century CE) and the geographic scope stretched from the eastern Caucasus in the west till Xinjiang in the east and from southern Siberia in the north till Baluchistan in the south. All papers presented were based upon new archaeological investigations, surveys and discoveries. Most of the contributions suggest that in Central Asia, based on its specific geopolitical location, typical “contact cultures” blossomed which were influenced to varying degrees by the neighboring cultures and thus produced many facets of cultural hybridisation.
The conclusions of many of the excavations presented here will be published in English for the first time. Each article is accompanied by an extensive bibliography and a Russian abstract.

Tell Halaf VI, 2022

By Raphaela Heitmann, Elisabeth Katzy, Mirko Novák, Jochen Schmid und Uwe Sievertsen With contr... more By Raphaela Heitmann, Elisabeth Katzy, Mirko Novák, Jochen Schmid und Uwe Sievertsen
With contributions by Samer Abdel Ghafour, Sven Dvorak, Gabriele Elsen-Novák, Helen Gries, Andreas Fuchs, Joëlle Graber-Pesonen, Joëlle Heim, Tobias Helms, Christian Hübner, Lutz Martin, Hannah Mönninghoff, Winfried Orthmann und Marina Skaletz.

Tell Halaf, located in the north-east of the modern state of Syria and in the north of ancient Mesopotamia, is one of the most famous ruins in the Near East. Max Freiherr von Oppenheim's excavations at the beginning of the 20th century were followed by research by a Syrian-German mission from 2006 to 2010, which had to be abandoned prematurely due to the civil war. In addition to findings from the ceramic Neolithic (6th-5th millennium B.C.) and from the time of an Aramaic petty principality (10th-9th century B.C.), the research brought to light important buildings from the time when the site was a provincial capital of the Assyrian Empire under the name Gūzāna (9th-7th century B.C.). The eastern part of the citadel was then occupied by a monumental structure that can be identified as the palace of the Assyrian governor. In this volume, the results of the new excavations in the area of the governor's palace are presented in detail, those of the old excavations are critically reflected upon and both are interpreted in summary. The location, architecture, building history, stratigraphy, finds and pottery are presented in their entirety and extensively illustrated in order to gain an understanding of the functional structure of the building.

Tell Halaf VI, 2022

Bearbeitet von Raphaela Heitmann, Elisabeth Katzy, Mirko Novák, Jochen Schmid und Uwe Sievertsen ... more Bearbeitet von Raphaela Heitmann, Elisabeth Katzy, Mirko Novák, Jochen Schmid und Uwe Sievertsen

Mit Beiträgen von Samer Abdel Ghafour, Sven Dvorak, Gabriele Elsen-Novák, Helen Gries, Andreas Fuchs, Joëlle Gaber-Pesonen, Joëlle Heim, Tobias Helms, Christian Hübner, Lutz Martin, Hannah Mönnighoff, Winfried Orthmann und Marina Skaletz.

Der Tell Halaf, der im Nordosten des modernen Staates Syrien und im Norden des antiken Mesopotamiens liegt, gehört zu den bekanntesten Ruinenstätten Vorderasiens. Den Ausgrabungen Max Freiherr von Oppenheims zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts folgten 2006–2010 Forschungen einer syrisch-deutschen Mission, die aufgrund des Bürgerkrieges vorzeitig abgebrochen werden mussten.
Neben Befunden aus dem keramischen Neolithikum (6.–5. Jahrtausend v.Chr.) und aus der Zeit eines aramäischen Kleinfürstentums (10.–9. Jahrhundert v.Chr.) brachten die Forschungen wichtige Bauwerke aus jener Zeit zum Vorschein, als der Ort unter dem Namen Gūzāna eine Provinzhauptstadt des Assyrischen Reiches war (9.–7. Jahrhundert v.Chr.). Der Ostteil der Zitadelle wurde damals von einem monumentalen Bauwerk eingenommen, das als Palast des assyrischen Statthalters identifiziert werden kann. Dieser wurde teilweise während der alten und teilweise während der neuen Ausgrabungen freigelegt.
Im vorliegenden Band werden die Ergebnisse der neuen Ausgrabungen im Bereich des Statthalterpalastes detailliert präsentiert, die der alten kritisch reflektiert und beide zusammenfassend interpretiert. Dabei werden Lage, Architektur, Baugeschichte, Stratigrafie, Funde und Keramik gesamtheitlich dargestellt und umfangreich illustriert, um ein Verständnis für die funktionale Struktur des Gebäudes zu gewinnen.

Schriften zur Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, 2019

This volume presents the results of the research project Sirkeli Höyük. An Urban Centre at Puruna... more This volume presents the results of the research project Sirkeli Höyük. An Urban Centre at Puruna/Pyramos/Ceyhan are presented in a first preliminary report. The focus is on the excavation and field research campaigns since the resumption of excavations in 2006 by an initially German-Turkish, since 2011 Swiss-Turkish cooperation project. In addition, the results of the excavations carried out in 1936 and 1992-1997 will be included in the context of the more recent findings. The project aims to present all the data on the site anew and to interpret it according to the current state of research.

Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Series Archaeologica, 2018

The 61e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale was hosted by the Universities of Geneva and Bern... more The 61e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale was hosted by the Universities of Geneva and Bern and took place 22–26 June 2015. After the 1960 Rencontre in Geneva, this was the second time that the annual conference was held in Switzerland.
The theme of the 61e Rencontre was “Text and Image”. This topic was chosen with the intention to bridge the chasm between philologists and archaeologists, which has deepened in recent years, and to stimulate a new the cooperation and the dialog between both disciplines. Text and image are often combined on artefacts and complement each other in their communicative function; these artefacts present ideal starting points for the outlined endeavour. At the same time, “text” and “image” can also be understood as synonyms for philological and archaeological sources respectively.
The talks were good examples of how fruitful and productive close cooperation between Assyriologists and Archaeologists can be. Examples of successful bridge-building between the two disciplines were also presented at the following SGOA conference “Philology and Archaeology – Dialogue in Crisis”, which represented a detailed discussion on the drifting apart of Ancient Near Eastern philology and archaeology.

Schriften zur Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, 2019

The present monograph on the urban cultures of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the Karakhanid... more The present monograph on the urban cultures of Central Asia from the Bronze Age to the Karakhanid Middle Ages is the result of the international conference organised by the Society for the Exploration of EurAsia (Hergiswil, Switzerland) and the Institute of Archaeological Sciences (IAW) of the University of Bern (Switzerland) held from 4 to 6 February 2016 in Bern. The aim of the conference was to exchange new findings from ongoing archaeological excavations. Around 40 of the invited archaeologists from Central Asia, Russia, Western Europe and the USA presented significant results from their excavations. From a geographical perspective, the vaguely defined concept of Central Asia was limited to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. We are aware that at least Afghanistan should have been included in the geographical scope.
The conference dealt with the issues of the emergence of urban centres and cultures, their development and economic forms, and their interactions with other, sometimes distant, urban cultures.

Schriften zur Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, 1999

The subject of the present study is the programme of town planning from the Akkadian to the Early... more The subject of the present study is the programme of town planning from the Akkadian to the Early Abbasid period, i.e. from the 3rd millennium BC to the 1" millennium AD. The architectonic way of transposing a semiotic massage of a political programme into the physical Iayout of a city is analysed.

Forschungen der Max Freiherr von Oppenheim-Stiftung, 2012

Vorbericht über die dritte bis fünfte syrisch-deutsche Grabungskampagne auf dem Tell Halaf 2012 H... more Vorbericht über die dritte bis fünfte syrisch-deutsche Grabungskampagne auf dem Tell Halaf 2012 Harrassowitz Verlag · Wiesbaden Vorderasiatische Forschungen der Max Freiherr von Oppenheim-Stiftung Herausgegeben von Wolfgang Röllig Band 3 Ausgrabungen auf dem Tell Halaf in Nordost-Syrien Teil II 2012 Harrassowitz Verlag · Wiesbaden Vorbericht über die dritte bis fünfte syrisch-deutsche Grabungskampagne auf dem Tell Halaf

Berichte der Ausgrabung Tall Scheich Hamad / Dur-Katlimmu, 2000

In the 5th volume of the ‘Berichte der Ausgrabung in Tall Sheikh Hamad/Dur-Katlimmu’, 313 burials... more In the 5th volume of the ‘Berichte der Ausgrabung in Tall Sheikh Hamad/Dur-Katlimmu’, 313 burials of an extensive cemetery are presented. They were excavated in the “Central Lower Town II ” during the seasons between 1984 and 1987 and between 1992 and 1995. The graves can be dated to the Roman-Parthian period. They had been dug into the earlier Neo-Assyrian and Post-Assyrian buildings and disturbed them extensively. It is the aim of this study not only to record the basic archaeological features, but also to elucidate the sociological and historical background of the cemetery.

Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Bern, 2018

Alter Orient und Altes Testament 323, 2004

Die Regionen Nordsyriens und Südostanatoliens beheimateten i m frühen 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. eine... more Die Regionen Nordsyriens und Südostanatoliens beheimateten i m frühen 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. eine Vielzahl kleinerer Fürstentümer, in denen sich die so genannte »späthethitische Kunst« entfaltete. Sie bildeten jedoch keines-wegs eine geschlossene kulturelle, politische oder sprachliche (,,ethnische«) Einheit: Das Zusammenleben von indo-europäischen Luwiern und westse-mitischen Aramäern sowie weiterer Gruppen wie den ebenfalls westsemiti-schen Phöniziern fand seinen iederschlag in der Ausprägung unterschied-licher kultureller ormen. Ersichtlich wird dies sowohl in der materiellen Kultur als auch in den in verschiedenen Sprachen verfassten Inschriften und den divergierenden religiösen Vorstellungen der Fürstentümer. Die Forschung hat seit langem erkannt, dass dieser vielseitige »syro-ana-tolische« Kulturraum während einer bestimmten, als der »orientalisieren-den« bezeichneten Periode eine prägende Rolle bei der Herausbildung we t-licher Kulturen, insbesondere i m Ägäisraum und i n Italien, gespielt hat. Dies ist zum einen durch Importfunde, zum anderen durch Veränderungen in der politischen, gesellschaftlichen, religiösen und kulturellen Lebenswelt der Griechen und Etrusker fassbar. Dabei können i m Falle der häufig in genera-lisierender Weise als »orientalisch« bezeichneten Importe in Griechenland und Italien die Herkunftsgebiete innerhalb des syro-anatolischen Raumes nach dem heutigen Stand der Forschung besser unterschieden werden. Während die Erforschung der genannten Phänomene für die Regionen westlich von Anatolien bereits auf eine lange Tradition zurückblicken kann, stand bisher die Frage nach eventuell existierender kultureller, religiöser und politischer Außenwirkung des »späthethitischen« Raumes auf die angren-zenden Kulturen beziehungsweise politischen Einheiten in West-und Zen-tralanatolien sowie im Vorderen Orient, insbe ondere Assyrien, weniger deut-lich im Zentrum der Forschung. Erst in jüngster Vergangenheit ist eine Intensivierung der Diskussion zu beobachten. So hat die bessere Erschlie-ßung der Geschichte der luwisch-aramäischen Fürstentümer und damit auch der Chronologie der »späthethitischen « Kunst erneut die Frage aufgewor-fen, inwieweit diese die frühe neuassyrische angeregt hat. Weitere Aktualität hat die Fragestellung auch durch die zunehmend ich durchsetzende »hohe« Chronologie der Frühen Eisenzeit in Anatolien (Gor

Between Philology and Archaeology. Studies on Ancient Anatolia and the Near East Offered to Massimiliano Marazzi, 2024

In this contribution, we want to revisit what the honouree calls the “innovation of the ‘monument... more In this contribution, we want to revisit what the honouree calls the “innovation of the ‘monumental’ dimension,” aiming to give an overview of the chronological development of inscribing monuments during the Hittite Empire. The development of a cultural practice of communication in the Hittite New Kingdom, or “Imperial,” period is a topic that touches on many important studies by our friend Massimiliano. In appreciation of numerous happy and stimulating hours spent together, we dedicate this reflection on the practice of inscribing Anatolian monuments to him, hoping to raise a few questions that will interest him as much as us. In particular, we will question the relationship between inscribed and uninscribed monuments, types of monuments and text genres. By whom were monuments inscribed and for whom? What is the role played by material support and location?
As a case study, we will examine inscribed and uninscribed monuments from
both philological and archaeological perspective. While our focus lies on the rise of the practice of inscribing monuments, and thus on the Bronze Age context, understanding this part of the development of the monumental tradition will also provide much needed background for future considerations of Iron Age innovation and continuation. The aim of this study, meanwhile, is not an in-depth examination of all inscribed monuments but rather to showcase contemporary and consecutive trends with the help of the surviving material evidence. In contrast to many previous studies, we will not center our discussion on the historical development of the hieroglyphic script or the function of monumental art in Hittite Anatolia but rather consider the emergence of a cultural practice of inscribing monuments.

Anatolica, 2022

This article examines the archival and material evidence relating to John Garstang's short excava... more This article examines the archival and material evidence relating to John Garstang's short excavations at Sirkeli Höyük from 1936-1937 to contribute to the re-evaluation of the Middle Bronze and Iron Age chronology of the site and the wider region of Cilicia. By reassessing published as well as newly identified archival material we contextualise the financial, social and political circumstances of the Neilson Expedition to the Near East, funded by Francis and Helen Neilson. Integrating the Old Cilician (Middle Bronze Age) and Neo Cilician (Iron Age) pottery from Trench E into the sequences developed by renewed excavations at the site (since the 1990s) and previous archival research shows the importance of ongoing efforts to refine the chronological and stratigraphical results within a discussion of research progress over the last 40 years.

Über das Alte Testament hinaus. Exegetische, religionsgeschichtliche und archäologische Beiträge. Festschrift für Herbert Niehr, 2023

The paper gives an overview of the burial rites in the Aramaic and Assyrian city of Guzana. In ad... more The paper gives an overview of the burial rites in the Aramaic and Assyrian city of Guzana. In addition to the tombs and their dating, ancestor cult images are also addressed.

The Archaeology of Anatolia, 2021

Sirkeli Höyük is one of the largest Bronze and Iron Age sites in Plain Cilicia (Greek Kilikia Ped... more Sirkeli Höyük is one of the largest Bronze and Iron Age sites in Plain Cilicia (Greek Kilikia Pedias, Latin Cilicia Campestris), a fertile, water-rich, alluvial landscape in the south of present-day Turkey. The region was known under various names during the Bronze and Iron Ages: Kawa, Kizzuwatna, Hiyawa, Qawa, Que. Situated at the interface of larger neighbouring regions like Anatolia, Syro-Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Cyprus, its status changed several times. At different times, it represented either an independent principality, a vassal state, or an integral part of great empires like those of the Hittites, the Mittani, the Assyrians, or the Babylonians. As one of the key sites in Cilicia, the research at Sirkeli Höyük aims at shedding light on the colourful cultural history and material expressions of this region.

M. Marazzi, S. di Martino und C. Mora (eds.), News from the Lands of the Hittites, Scientific Journal for Anatolian Research 3-4, 2020

The excavations carried out since 2006 at Sirkeli Höyük in Plain Cilicia have yielded important i... more The excavations carried out since 2006 at Sirkeli Höyük in Plain Cilicia have yielded important insights into the structure and dynamics of the site’s ancient urban landscape. In addition, it has been possible to provide a great deal of information on the cultural history not only of the site itself, but also of the region to which it belonged. Starting from a small settlement of the 4th and 3rd millennia BCE, situated in the shelter of a natural rocky ridge, a complex urban structure developed in the 2nd millennium BCE, which in its heyday consisted of a bipartite citadel, a lower town, an upper town, a suburb and extramural workshops. The changing history of the country and the site is reflected in the architecture and the findings, which absorbed a wide variety of external influences, but always retained a traditional regional character.

Zwischen Ausgrabung und Ausstellung. Beiträge zur Archäologie Vorderasiens Festschrift für Lutz Martin, 2020

Tall Ḥalaf in Upper Mesopotamia is particularly known for its buildings and sculptures from the t... more Tall Ḥalaf in Upper Mesopotamia is particularly known for its buildings and sculptures from the time of the ruler Kapara, when it was the capital of a small principality called Palê / Bīt Baḫiani under the name Gōzāna (Aramaic GWZN, New Assyrian Gu-za-na). Although always outside the former Hittite zone of influence and the distribution area of Luwian hieroglyphic writing, it is nevertheless attributed for good reasons to the "Neo-Hittite" or "Syro-Hittite" cultural complex of the Iron Age. At the same time, it is considered an important early centre of the Arameans, a Semitic population whose language played an important role in the Levant and Mesopotamia for one and a half millennia. As much as the finds and features of Tall Ḥalaf gave important impulses to the discussion about the culture of the Arameans and their contacts with the Luwian and Aramaic principalities of the Levant on the one hand and with the expanding Neo-Assyrian empire on the other, these aspects have not yet been exhaustively clarified. Even if we are fully aware that the following explanations can only minimally change this, we would like to address the question of whether and - if so - in what form the Aramaic Gōzāna exhibited a characteristic cultural code and how this can be located in terms of cultural history.

A. Payne, Š. Velharticka und J. Wintjes (Hg.), Beyond all Boundaries. Anatolia in the 1st Millennium B.C. OBO 295 , 2021

Several inscriptions from the 8 th century BCE shed some light on the history of the "Neo-Hittite... more Several inscriptions from the 8 th century BCE shed some light on the history of the "Neo-Hittite" kingdom of Hiyawa/Qawa/Que, locat ed in Plain Cilicia. They mention the kings Awariku and Warika and a de facto ruler named Azatiwada, the latter famous through his foundation of Karatepe. So far, the chronological relationship between these persons as well as an accurate dating of the related sculptures and stelae could not be determined. Even the question of whether Awariku and Warika are one or two kings is unclear. Superimposed on these problems, further pecu liarities of Hiyawa within the Neo-Hittite culture, such as a strong Cypriot influence in ceramic production or the frequent use of the Phoenician language and script, have remained largely unanswered. A first step in clarifying these problems is the exact dating of the people involved and also of the foundation of Azatiwadaya (Karatepe). In the following essay, all relevant historical and archaeological evidence is re-evaluated to eluci date the dating of Karatepe, and the identity of Awariku. The result places Azatiwada and Karatepe either before 765 BCE, if one accepts that Awari ku and Warika are identical, or in the time between 765 and 740, in case of different persons, which seems more likely. Furthermore, a connection is established between Cypriot influence on the one hand and the use of the Phoenician script and language in Cilicia on the other.

Alalakh and its Neighbours. Proceedings of the 15th Anniversary Symposium at the New Hatay Archaeology Museum, 10–12 June 2015, 2020

Based on the stratigraphical sequence of Sirkeli Höyük, a new regional chronology has been propos... more Based on the stratigraphical sequence of Sirkeli Höyük, a new regional chronology has been proposed for Plain Cilicia, covering the third, second and first millennia BC. Apart from the material culture, namely (but not exclusively) the ceramics, historical benchmarks and general cultural orientations and impacts from outside have also been taken into consideration. In this paper, the chronology itself and its correlation to its counterpart in the neighbouring Amuq, with its key sites Alalakh and Tell Tayinat, will be presented.

Metallurgica Anatolica Festschrift für Ünsal Yalçın anlässlich seines 65. Geburtstags, 2020

This paper first presents the methods used to conduct urbanistic research at Sirkeli Höyük in Pla... more This paper first presents the methods used to conduct urbanistic research at Sirkeli Höyük in Plain Cilicia, and then describes the settlement structure and the cityscape of the Iron Age city.

Anatolian Metal VIII. Eliten - Handwerk - Prestigegüter., 2018

Citadels are among the most prominent buildings in the cityscape of all settlements, in which the... more Citadels are among the most prominent buildings in the cityscape of all settlements, in which they exist. Dependent on their structure and the nature of their occupation they are perceived either as monuments of protection, fortification and power of the elites, or as the seat of temples and gods. In any case they send ideological messages to all inhabitants and visitors of the city. It is noticeable, however, that as a phenomenon of city-planning, the citadel was always restricted to certain periods and regions and did not become an all-encompassing compulsory urban element. The following essay will give a very cursory overview of the spread of citadels in the Ancient Near East.

Royaumes oubliés, Les héritiers de l'empire Hittite , 2019

AOAT 445: Questions, Approaches, and Dialogues in Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology. Festschrift Gates + Gates, 2017

This article is an attempt to examine the functionality and the visibility of the Hittite rock re... more This article is an attempt to examine the functionality and the visibility of the Hittite rock reliefs at Sirkeli Höyük in its urban context, the rural landscape and network of roads arriving at the site. Two reliefs have been discovered so far. One of them can securely be dated, since the inscription refers to Muwattalli (II). The other one was mutilated in antiquity, and the identification of this Hittite king (Muršili III ?) is part of the discussion. Cup-like depressions, which are located on the reliefs, are also taken into consideration here. With the following thoughts and remarks on the function of these Sirkeli reliefs, we would like to honour Marie-Henriette and Charles Gates, two outstanding scholars in the field of Cilician archaeology, to whom we owe many important contributions. We hope that they will enjoy our small presentation, and we are looking forward to many future discussions, as fruitful as all the past ones.

Assyria to Iberia. Art and Culture in the Iron Age , 2016

The first half of the first millennium BCE in the Near East was characterized by two developments... more The first half of the first millennium BCE in the Near East was characterized by two developments: first, the rise and unrivalled dominance of the Assyrian Empire, the largest political entity yet seen in the region, until its dramatic collapse at the end of the seventh century BCE; and second, the appearance of the Aramaeans and the diffusion of their language and script throughout Mesopotamia, the Levant, parts of Iran, and Egypt. Despite the political supremacy of Akkadian-speaking Assyria, Aramaic imposed itself as a lingua franca in the Near East, a role it held for more than a millennium. How do these two phenomena fit together? Should we not have expected the cuneiform script and the Assyrian dialect of the Akkadian language to predominate across the Assyrian Empire? How could the Aramaic language have become so dominant given that there was never an Aramaean empire?
To answer this question in a short article we must limit the discussion to one single example. For this purpose, no other site provides better information than Tell Halaf, the ancient city of Guzana. It was founded as the capital of a small Aramaean principality, later became the seat of the governor of one of the most prosperous Assyrian provinces, and ultimately was one of the few Upper Mesopotamian towns that survived the collapse of the Assyrian Empire and flourished until the Parthian period.

Altorientalistische Studien zu Ehren von Konrad Volk, dubsar 17, 2020

In almost all treatises on interregional trade of the Middle Bronze Age and on the accompanying m... more In almost all treatises on interregional trade of the Middle Bronze Age and on the accompanying maps, Plain Cilicia, the fertile alluvial region at the interface between Anatolia, Syro-Mesopotamia and Cyprus, is left out – at least in those that are based exclusively on textual sources. And indeed, not a single toponym mentioned in the archives of the Assyrian merchants in the kārum of Kaniš (modern Kültepe) can be unequivocally located in Cilicia. This epigraphic evidence is in clear contradiction to the archaeological one, which does reveal close relations between Cilicia and both the North Syrian and the Central Anatolian regions. In the following we will try to explain this contradiction at least to some extent. The starting point for this are the archaeological finds and features at Sirkeli Höyük, a site 40 km east of the city of Adana in Cilicia.

Approaching Monumentality in Archaeology, ed. James Osborne , 2014

In the history of the Ancient Near East a considerable number of residential cities were built, e... more In the history of the Ancient Near East a considerable number of residential cities were built, either as a foundation ex nihilo on virgin soil or as the result of a massive transformation of an already existing town. Created as the center of an empire, every residential city constituted a symbol of political, economic, and ideological power. Several periods of ambitious building programs of residential cities can be identi ed: one certain peak was the Late Bronze Age (ca. 1550–1200 B.C.) with almost contemporary foundations in Babylonia, Assyria, Elam, Mittani, Hatti, and Egypt. Another peak took place in the Iron Age (ca. 1200–600 B.C.), with that period’s shift of the region’s political center of the Assyrian Empire. But the phenomenon of major urban building projects in the Near East continued even until the medieval Islamic period. Determining the factors that inspired these urban projects and their ideological backgrounds is not easy: each case has to be examined on an individual basis. It seems that the Late Bronze Age examples were the result of competition between territorial empires, whereas the Iron Age examples were an expression of exclusivity and claim for universal power.

by Mirko Novák, Aslı Özyar, Anna Lucia D'Agata, Marie-Henriette Gates, Charles Gates, Özlem Oyman Girginer, Eric JEAN, ekin kozal, Gunnar Lehmann, Fatma Şahin, Elif Unlu, Christine Eslick, and Tülay Özaydın

Altorientalische Forschungen, 2017

This article presents a preliminary comparative stratigraphy of excavated sites in Plain Cilicia ... more This article presents a preliminary comparative stratigraphy of excavated sites in Plain Cilicia and one in Rough Cilicia. It is the outcome of three workshops held in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Plain Cilicia at the junction of Anatolia, Syro-Mesopotamia and Cyprus is one of the most fertile regions of the Ancient Near East. In recent years, archaeological research in the region has intensified, reopening questions of chronology. The comparative stratigraphy discussed in the workshops is presented here in form of a gazetteer of the participating sites and a chart. This is to be understood as a first step towards a more comprehensive chronology.

This article presents a preliminary comparative stratigraphy of excavated sites in Plain Cilicia ... more This article presents a preliminary comparative stratigraphy of excavated sites in Plain Cilicia and one in Rough Cilicia. It is the outcome of three workshops held in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Plain Cilicia at the junction of Anatolia, Syro-Mesopotamia and Cyprus is one of the most fertile regions of the Ancient Near East. In recent years, archaeological research in the region has intensified, reopening questions of chronology. The comparative stratigraphy discussed in the workshops is presented here in form of a gazetteer of the participating sites and a chart. This is to be understood as a first step towards a more comprehensive chronology.

ARCANE 4: The Middle Euphrates , 2015

Antike Welt, 2023

Das Ende der Bronzezeit führte in der Levante und in Anatolien zur Entstehung eines Kulturraumes,... more Das Ende der Bronzezeit führte in der Levante und in Anatolien zur Entstehung eines Kulturraumes, der wegen des anfangs prägenden hethitischen Erbes als der «neohethitische» bezeichnet wird. Politisch fragmentiert und ethnisch heterogen zeigte er einige Gemeinsamkeiten
und eine weitgehend einheitliche Entwicklung von der Kreation eigener
künstlerischer Ausdrucksweisen bis zur Adaption assyrischer Vorbilder, die der zunehmenden Abhängigkeit der Fürstentümer vom Assyrischen Reich geschuldet war.

Handbuch der Orientalist: The Aramaeans in Ancient Syria, ed. H. Niehr, 2014

Aramaean architecture can hardly be discussed in isolation from Luwian or “Neo-Hittite” one. As f... more Aramaean architecture can hardly be discussed in isolation from Luwian or “Neo-Hittite” one. As far as we can observe, Aramaeans and Luwians coexisted in most of the small political entities that had emerged after the collapse of the Late Bronze Age world with its huge empires. Sometimes, Luwian and Aramaean scripts and languages appear in one and the same region at the same time; in other cases it can be difficult to determine if the élites were Aramaean or Luwian in origin. Politically, the Luwo-Aramaean world was fragmented into a number of relatively small kingdoms and chiefdoms, some of them urban, some still with a strongly nomadic component. A political or cultural center never existed, although there are some hints that Carchemish played a predominant role. Another issue that modern scholars have to face when they are dealing with the culture of the Luwo-Aramaean world is the rise of Assyrian influence, which we see beginning to emerge in the late 10th century in the east and slightly later in the west. As a result, Aramaean and Neo-Hittite characteristics were altered by Assyrian ones. The process accelerated after the incorporation of the principalities into the quickly growing empire.
In the following, the Aramaean architecture will be dealt with by categories rather than entities (these could also be a reasonable alternative). But it has to be taken into consideration that, due to the political fragmentation, regional differences may have been significant, even between neighboring entities.

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Migration has been a fact of life throughout the history of mankind. The 5-day international conf... more Migration has been a fact of life throughout the history of mankind. The 5-day international conference will consider both historical examples and theoretical models of why, how and under which conditions migration processes happen, and of the impact migration has on incoming and welcoming populations groups. Papers covering different periods and/or methodological approaches will be welcome, but a special focus shall lie on historical examples from the Ancient Near East to enable a discussion of specific migration processes, and their reception in the short and long-term in context.
A particular aim of the conference will be to foster exchange between scholars active in different fields. To facilitate this, the conference will combine discussion panels with the delivery of traditional papers on four pre-defined topics, namely on: (1) Reasons for Migration; (2) Modes of Migration; (3) Reaction to Migration; (4) Consequences of Migration.

Lecture given at a public event at the University of Bern on 27th November 2015

ARWA Archaeology in Action, 2021

After the collapse of the Bronze Age political system and its empires, upheavals occurred in larg... more After the collapse of the Bronze Age political system and its empires, upheavals occurred in large parts of the Near East, which were accompanied by large-scaled migrations and multiple enthnogeneses. In the Northern Levant and Southern Anatolia, a new constellation of numerous smaller principalities emerged, some in cities with a long history, others in new foundations. Their linguistic constellation was heterogeneous (Luwian, Aramaic) and they were committed to different scribal traditions (alphabet or hieroglyphs). Although many Levantine traditions were adopted, Imperial Hittite models were used in the iconography of the monumental art and in the self-representation of the rulers. Therefore, the region was called the “Hatti lands” by the Assyrians and its inhabitants “Hittites” by the authors of the Hebrew Bible. Modern research speaks of the “Neo-Hittite” or “Syro-Hittite” culture.

Attinger P. et alii, Text and Image. Proceedings of the 61e RAI, Geneva and Bern 2015, 2018

Publication of proceedings, see: P. Attinger et al. (eds.), Text and Image: Proceedings of the 61... more Publication of proceedings, see: P. Attinger et al. (eds.), Text and Image: Proceedings of the 61e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Geneva and Bern, 22-26 June 2015 (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis Series Archaeologica, 40), Peeters: Leuven; http://www.peeters-leuven.be/boekoverz.asp?nr=10732

Das Forum MOVE ist eine öffentliche Veranstaltung der Universität Bern (Centre for Global Studies... more Das Forum MOVE ist eine öffentliche Veranstaltung der Universität Bern (Centre for Global Studies) zu den Themen Mobilität und Migration. Im Zentrum stehen Musiker*innen, Künstler*innen und Schriftsteller*innen aus unterschiedlichen geografischen Kontexten, die sich von diesen Themen haben inspirieren lassen: das interkulturelle Ensemble Sangam mit Musik und Tanz von Indien bis Spanien, das Künstlerinnen-Kollektiv ID Compass zum Thema Migration und Kunst, sowie das Literaturprojekt Weiter schreiben für Exil-Autor*innen.
Zwischen diesen künstlerischen Darbietungen geben Forscher*innen der Univer- sität Bern sowie geladene Gäste kurze Einblicke darüber, wie die Themen Mobili- tät und Migration in unterschiedlichen Wissenschaften untersucht werden: in der Geschichte, der Musikwissenschaft, der Kunstgeschichte, der Archäologie und der Sozialanthropologie.
Das Forum MOVE steht allen Interessierten offen und lädt ein zum gemeinsamen Austausch zwischen Künstler*innen, Wissenschaftler*innen und dem Publikum. Eine wunderbare Plattform für spannende Diskussionen zu wichtigen Gesellschaftsfragen.

Altorientalische Forschungen, 2023

Mit dem vorliegenden Faszikel gehen die A ALTORIENTALISCHEN LTORIENTALISCHEN F FORSCHUNGEN ORSCHU... more Mit dem vorliegenden Faszikel gehen die A ALTORIENTALISCHEN LTORIENTALISCHEN F FORSCHUNGEN ORSCHUNGEN in ihr 50. Jahr. Die wechselvolle Geschichte der Zeitschrift wie auch ihr Name, der aus heutiger Perspektive kontrovers aufgefasst werden kann, bieten uns, den gegenwärtigen Herausgeber*innen, Anlass, eine kleine Bilanz zu ziehen. Die A ALTORIENTALISCHEN LTORIENTALISCHEN F FORSCHUNGEN ORSCHUNGEN (abgekürzt AoF) verstehen sich als eine wissenschaftliche Fach