These years in Iraq wouldn’t be the same if there weren’t them, the staff who dealt with us in our house at Ur. We want to thank everybody for their hospitality and friendship; the chefs for their excellent food and all those who made our home comfortable, maki[...]
luglio 4th, 2016 - 11:20 § in Iraq
OUR COLLABORATORS-I NOSTRI COLLABORATORI
Before the beginning of the 6th Campaign of Excavation, we will like to thank our Iraqi Collaborators who work with us every day on Abu Tbeirah Site.Without their arduous job and dedication all this wouldn’t be possible. Thank you not only for your work but also for making us w[...]
giugno 27th, 2016 - 08:00 § in Iraq
SBAH MEMBERS- I MEMBRI DELLO SBAH
The sixth excavation is coming… And this is for us the perfect opportunity to thank our Iraqi Colleagues and friend of the Iraqi State Board of Antiquity and Heritage that supported us during the last years. They enthusiastically supported our common project and are always of immense hel[...]
marzo 7th, 2016 - 08:00 § in Intervista
INTERVIEW WITH FRANCESCA ALHAIQUE/ INTERVISTA A FRANCESCA ALHAIQUE
Francesca Alhaique is an archaeozoologist and her work is to study animal remains from archaeological sites; her research spans over different chronological periods (from the Middle Palaeolithic to the Renaissance and beyond) and geographic regions (Italy, North Africa, Near East). Afte[...]
ottobre 12th, 2015 - 12:00 § in Iraq
TELLOH-GIRSU
Modern name: Telloh Ancient name: Girsu Geographic coordinate: 31° 33′ 35.9928″ – 46° 10′ 11.9712″ 31.5599987° N – 46.169992° E Governatorate – District – Sub-district: Dhi-Qar – al Rifa’i – al Nasir Nearest City: About 20-25 kilometers[...]
ottobre 10th, 2015 - 13:15 § in Archaeostory
BIG SANTUARIES IN THE ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN-GRANDI SANTUARI NELL’ANTICA MESOPOTAMIA
THE TEMPLE The temple was the spatial, ideological and economic center of cities and society of Mesopotamian, the home of God. Each city had its own patron to whom was dedicated a specific cult. Inside the temple there was a statue, the personification of God, the absence of the latter rep[...]