In 10 days, starting on 6th April for one week, the 12th ICAANE will be held in Italy, at the University of Bologna. Originally scheduled for last year, it had to be postponed due to the pandemic – but thanks to the dedicated commitment of the Organizing Committee, to which Read more…
A dual language (Arabic and English) exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology (Oxford) highlights the long-lasting impact of the past on the present, also questioning what is meant by “heritage” and introducing voices and stories of people not previously visible in other displays devoted to the very Read more…
Today, Mar Shiprim invites you to ancient Sumer! The Slovak Archaeological and Historical Institute – SAHI, in cooperation with Iraqi institutions, launched in 2016 a long-term archaeological research project of the Tell Jokha site, in Southern Mesopotamia. The project is led by Drahoslav Hulínek, who has kindly agreed to describe Read more…
New year, new reading suggestions! Mar Shiprim is glad offer you a list of the most recent publications in the fields of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology: as always, these titles have been selected from Jack M. Sasson’s invaluable Agade mailing list, specifically from messages received between October, 1st and December, 31th 2020. Read more…
For half a century, one institution has been working in the city of Turin to promote the historical and archaeological research, the enhancement of the cultural heritage and the preservation and restoration of the architectural and archaeological resources in several countries within the Mediterranean area – including Italy – and Read more…
Jana Matuszak presents to us an original and engaging digital event that will soon be held within the context of the Being Human Festival. “Are you a woman?” aims to explore what it meant to be a woman in Iraq 4,000 years ago and it endeavours to help us find Read more…
Today Mar Shiprim invites you to Spain, as we spotlight the Ancient Near Eastern Studies at the Universidad de Alcalá. Thanks to Josué J. Justel, who kindly agreed to answer a few questions, we offer you an insight into the history of this prestigious University and present a few research Read more…
Dear Mar Shiprim readers, we hope that you have spent a nice and and relaxing summer time, as much as it has been possible. Directly from Jack M. Sasson’s Agade mailing list, here we offer you a list of recent publications in the fields of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology. Please Read more…
Many of us have probably been there recently, to attend the 8th International Congress of Hittitology (2011), the 8th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (2012) or the 60th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale (2014) – but how much do we actually know about the University of Warsaw? Read more…
Today we have the opportunity to know better the newly-appointed Director of the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten: NINO). Willemijn Waal, who has been appointed for a period of 5 years starting from 1 January 2020, is university lecturer at Leiden University, specializing Read more…