Title: Topics, Methods and Prospects in Near Eastern Archaeology

Classes present a general overview of archaeological research and studies in the Near East with the focus on selected case studies:

- general introduction

- the birth of Near Eastern Archaeology

- the phases of Near Eastern Archaeology

- the city: formation and development 

- public architecture

- ancient iconography and images in context 

- enhancement of cultural heritage in contemporary Near East

Bibliography

- Ann C. Gunter (ed.), 2019, A Companion to Ancient Near Eastern Art, Medford, pp. 231-381.

- Roger Matthews, 2003, The Archaeology of Mesopotamia. Theories and Approaches, London.

- Jennifer R. Pournelle, 2013, Physical geography, in H. Crawford (ed.), The Sumerian World, London, pp. 13-32.

- Marina Pucci, Archaeological Research in Pre-Classical Syria and the Canon of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology, in A. Gansell e A. Shafer (eds), Testing the Canon of Ancient Near Eastern Art and Archaeology, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 66-89.

- Elizabeth C. Stone, 2013,The organisation of a Sumerian town: the physical remains of ancient social systems, in H. Crawford (ed.), The Sumerian World, London, pp. 156-178.

- Tony Wilkinson, 2013, Hydraulic landscapes and irrigation systems of Sumer, in H. Crawford (ed.), The Sumerian World, London, pp. 33-54.