An introduction to urbanization, material culture, art, and technology in the Ancient Near East - ASYR20050
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The present course aims to provide the students with a diachronic overview of the archaeological remains dug the
core areas of Mesopotamia with a focus on the IV to the I millennium BCE, with the addition of some outstanding examples of archaeological findings and excavations reports from neighbouring regions. The course will be structured as a series of frontal lessons following the urbanistic, artistic, and technological development of the Mesopotamian cities and settlements throughout the long-lasting history of the alluvium. Particular attention will be devoted to the analysis of palaces, temples, and pieces of art exceptionally relevant for the understanding of the socio-cultural background of the related periods. A breakdown of the lessons is given below. Lessons breakdown: lesson no. 1 - Late Chalcolithic period • urbanization and settlement distribution; • public architecture in Southern Mesopotamia, Susa and the middle Euphrates; • private architecture; • art and technology. lesson no. 2 - Late Chalcolithic period • urbanization and settlement dislocation in the Jezirah valley and the Tigris valley; • public and private architecture; • art and technology. lesson no. 3 - Early Dynastic period • urbanization and settlement distribution; • public architecture (temples and palaces). lesson no. 4 - Early Dynastic period • private architecture; • art, glyptic and funerary costumes. lesson no. 5 - Akkadian period • where is Akkad? • urbanization and settlement distribution; • public and private architecture of remaining settlements. lesson no. 6 - Akkadian period • art, glyptic, metal working, pottery; • funerary costumes. lesson no. 7 - Ur III period • urbanization and settlement distribution; • public and private architecture. lesson no. 8 - Ur III period • art, glyptic, metal working and pottery; • funerary costumes. lesson no. 9 - Old Babylonian period • urbanization and settlement distribution; • public architecture (palaces, temples, defensive structures); • private architecture; • art, glyptic, metal working, pottery; • funerary costumes. lesson no. 10 - Old Assyrian period • urbanization and settlement distribution; • public architecture; • private architecture; • art, glyptic, metal working, pottery; • funerary costumes. lesson no. 11 - Mitanni • urbanization and settlement distribution; • public architecture (palaces, temples, defensive structures); • private architecture; • art, glyptic, metal working, pottery; • funerary costumes. lesson no. 12 - Kassite and Middle Assyrian period • urbanization and settlement distribution; • public architecture (palaces, temples, defensive structures); • private architecture; • art, glyptic, metal working, pottery; • funerary costumes. lesson no. 13 - Neo Assyrian period • urbanization and settlement distribution; • public architecture (palaces, notable residences, temples, defensive structures); • private architecture; • art, glyptic, metal working, pottery; • funerary costumes. lesson no. 14 - Neo Babylonian period • urbanization and settlement distribution; • public architecture (palaces, temples, defensive structures); • private architecture; • art, glyptic, metal working, pottery; • funerary costumes. Poslední úprava: Zemánek Petr, prof. PhDr., CSc. (17.06.2022)
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Partial bibliography:
1. One of the following manuals Crawford, H. (ed.), 2013, The Sumerian World, Routledge, London-New York. Matthews, R., 2003, The Archaeology of Mesopotamia: Theories and Approaches, Routledge, London-New York. Potts, D. T. (ed.), 2012, A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, vols. I-II, Whiley-Blackwell, Malden. Less relevant options Nadali, D. - Polcaro, A. (eds.), 2015, Archeologia della Mesopotamia Antica, Carocci Editore, Roma. [ONLY IN ITALIAN, BUT WITH LOTS OF ILLUSTRATIONS, CHARTS, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURES, RELIEFS AND GLYPTIC, IT HAS ALSO DOWNLOADABLE ONLINE MATERIALS]. Pollock, S., 1999, Ancient Mesopotamia, Cambridge University Press [FOR GENERAL PUBLIC].
2. Further bibliography will be provided during the lessons Poslední úprava: Zemánek Petr, prof. PhDr., CSc. (17.06.2022)
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