Ancient ˇSuruppak, today Fara, was one of the major Sumerian cities in Mesopotamia. It was situat... more Ancient ˇSuruppak, today Fara, was one of the major Sumerian cities in Mesopotamia. It was situated along one of the ancient watercourses of the Euphrates River. Findings date it back to the Jemdet Nasr period around 3000 BC with a continuous occupation until the end of the Ur III period around 2000 BC. Fara was first explored and excavated by the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft in the years 1902 and 1903 under the direction of Walter Andrae. Multiple excavation trenches with lengths up to 900 m transect the 1 km2 wide mound and are still visible today which enables us to georeference the excavation maps. Today, the 2.2 km2 wide archaeological area is dry and without any vegetation. Thousands of deep looting pits are covering the majority of mound which not only destroyed its upper metres but also challenge the application of geophysical prospection methods and their interpretation. The magnetometer prospecting of selected areas on and around the mound was carried out with three devices, two total field magnetometers and one gradiometer. The individual survey areas were combined in post-processing by applying a high-pass filter on the total field data sets and multiplying the vertical gradiometer data sets by a factor of two. This approach provides visually uniform magnetograms, despite being obtained by different devices, which simplifies subsequent visual interpretation. These magnetograms
enable us to review, and to extend the results of the old excavations. The
comparison show a good correlation in accuracy to the old drawings and positive identification of the already excavated features with magnetometry. Highlights of the survey are the discovery of the city wall confirming its existence, the layout of a unique building complex in the centre of the mound, likely a temple, traces of canals inside the city and an evaluation of magnetometer prospection over a looted area.
Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East Madrid April 3 8 2006 Actas Del V Congreso Internacional De Arqueologia Del Oriente Proximo Antiguo Vol 2 2008 Isbn 978 84 8344 142 8 Pags 715 731, 2008
Zeitschrift Fur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatische Archaologie, 2006
... 23). Die Zitadelle von Bazi wurde auf einem natürlichen Berg angelegt und erhebt sich 60 m ü... more ... 23). Die Zitadelle von Bazi wurde auf einem natürlichen Berg angelegt und erhebt sich 60 m über die Talaue. ... Page 20. 88 Walther Sallaberger, Berthold Einwag und Adelheid Otto Siegel sowohl syrische als auch mittanische Elemente enthalte (Frank-fort 1939, 2626) bzw. ...
R. de Boer and J.G. Dercksen (ed.), Private and State in the Ancient Near East. Proceedings of the 58th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale at Leiden, 16-20 July 2012, 2017
P. Matthiae, F. Pinnock, M. d’Andrea (ed.), Ebla and Beyond. Ancient Near Eastern Studies after Fifty Years of Discoveries at Tell Mardikh. Wiesbaden , 2018
L. Rahmstorf & E. Stratford (ed.), Weights and Marketplaces from the Bronze Age to the Early Modern Period. Proceedings of Two Workshops Funded by the European Research Council, Weight &Value Vol. 1, Göttingen , 2019
Ancient ˇSuruppak, today Fara, was one of the major Sumerian cities in Mesopotamia. It was situat... more Ancient ˇSuruppak, today Fara, was one of the major Sumerian cities in Mesopotamia. It was situated along one of the ancient watercourses of the Euphrates River. Findings date it back to the Jemdet Nasr period around 3000 BC with a continuous occupation until the end of the Ur III period around 2000 BC. Fara was first explored and excavated by the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft in the years 1902 and 1903 under the direction of Walter Andrae. Multiple excavation trenches with lengths up to 900 m transect the 1 km2 wide mound and are still visible today which enables us to georeference the excavation maps. Today, the 2.2 km2 wide archaeological area is dry and without any vegetation. Thousands of deep looting pits are covering the majority of mound which not only destroyed its upper metres but also challenge the application of geophysical prospection methods and their interpretation. The magnetometer prospecting of selected areas on and around the mound was carried out with three devices, two total field magnetometers and one gradiometer. The individual survey areas were combined in post-processing by applying a high-pass filter on the total field data sets and multiplying the vertical gradiometer data sets by a factor of two. This approach provides visually uniform magnetograms, despite being obtained by different devices, which simplifies subsequent visual interpretation. These magnetograms
enable us to review, and to extend the results of the old excavations. The
comparison show a good correlation in accuracy to the old drawings and positive identification of the already excavated features with magnetometry. Highlights of the survey are the discovery of the city wall confirming its existence, the layout of a unique building complex in the centre of the mound, likely a temple, traces of canals inside the city and an evaluation of magnetometer prospection over a looted area.
Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East Madrid April 3 8 2006 Actas Del V Congreso Internacional De Arqueologia Del Oriente Proximo Antiguo Vol 2 2008 Isbn 978 84 8344 142 8 Pags 715 731, 2008
Zeitschrift Fur Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatische Archaologie, 2006
... 23). Die Zitadelle von Bazi wurde auf einem natürlichen Berg angelegt und erhebt sich 60 m ü... more ... 23). Die Zitadelle von Bazi wurde auf einem natürlichen Berg angelegt und erhebt sich 60 m über die Talaue. ... Page 20. 88 Walther Sallaberger, Berthold Einwag und Adelheid Otto Siegel sowohl syrische als auch mittanische Elemente enthalte (Frank-fort 1939, 2626) bzw. ...
R. de Boer and J.G. Dercksen (ed.), Private and State in the Ancient Near East. Proceedings of the 58th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale at Leiden, 16-20 July 2012, 2017
P. Matthiae, F. Pinnock, M. d’Andrea (ed.), Ebla and Beyond. Ancient Near Eastern Studies after Fifty Years of Discoveries at Tell Mardikh. Wiesbaden , 2018
L. Rahmstorf & E. Stratford (ed.), Weights and Marketplaces from the Bronze Age to the Early Modern Period. Proceedings of Two Workshops Funded by the European Research Council, Weight &Value Vol. 1, Göttingen , 2019
50 Jahre Vorderasiatische Archäologie in München, 2022
This open access publication in German and English can be downloaded at: https://oa-fund.ub.uni-m... more This open access publication in German and English can be downloaded at: https://oa-fund.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/35/
Abstract: This volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute for Near Eastern Archeology at Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. It draws from archives, research and administrative data, but above all from the memories of its members since its foundation in 1970. The history of the institute, teaching experience and research achievements are the three intertwined cornerstones between which the contributions move. The vivid image of a community of practitioners is both a tribute to the past and an encouragement for further exploration of the "cradle of cultures".
Der vorliegende Band feiert das 50-jährige Bestehen des Instituts für Vorderasiatische Archäologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Er schöpft aus Archivalien, Forschungs- und Verwaltungsdaten, vor allem aber aus den Erinnerungen seiner Mitglieder seit der Gründung im Jahr 1970. Institutsgeschichte, Lehrerfahrungen und Forschungsleistung sind die drei vielfach ineinander verwobenen Eckpunkte, zwischen denen sich die Beiträge bewegen. Das lebendige Bild einer Gemeinschaft von Praktizierenden ist zugleich Würdigung des Vergangenen und Werbung für eine weitergehende Erforschung der „Wiege der Kulturen”.
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enable us to review, and to extend the results of the old excavations. The
comparison show a good correlation in accuracy to the old drawings and positive identification of the already excavated features with magnetometry. Highlights of the survey are the discovery of the city wall confirming its existence, the layout of a unique building complex in the centre of the mound, likely a temple, traces of canals inside the city and an evaluation of magnetometer prospection over a looted area.
enable us to review, and to extend the results of the old excavations. The
comparison show a good correlation in accuracy to the old drawings and positive identification of the already excavated features with magnetometry. Highlights of the survey are the discovery of the city wall confirming its existence, the layout of a unique building complex in the centre of the mound, likely a temple, traces of canals inside the city and an evaluation of magnetometer prospection over a looted area.
Abstract: This volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Institute for Near Eastern Archeology at Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich. It draws from archives, research and administrative data, but above all from the memories of its members since its foundation in 1970. The history of the institute, teaching experience and research achievements are the three intertwined cornerstones between which the contributions move. The vivid image of a community of practitioners is both a tribute to the past and an encouragement for further exploration of the "cradle of cultures".
Der vorliegende Band feiert das 50-jährige Bestehen des Instituts für Vorderasiatische Archäologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Er schöpft aus Archivalien, Forschungs- und Verwaltungsdaten, vor allem aber aus den Erinnerungen seiner Mitglieder seit der Gründung im Jahr 1970. Institutsgeschichte, Lehrerfahrungen und Forschungsleistung sind die drei vielfach ineinander verwobenen Eckpunkte, zwischen denen sich die Beiträge bewegen. Das lebendige Bild einer Gemeinschaft von Praktizierenden ist zugleich Würdigung des Vergangenen und Werbung für eine weitergehende Erforschung der „Wiege der Kulturen”.