"Exploring the Interaction Sphere in the Civilizations of Ancient Southwest Asia"

Mar 5, 2023 - Public Lecture of Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University "Exploring the Interaction Sphere in the Civilizations of Ancient Southwest Asia"

Date: March 5, 2023 (Sunday) 13:00~17:00 (The venue opens at 12:30)
Venue: Venue: Sunshine City Conference Room 9, World Import Mart Building 5F
Capacity: 60 persons
(Please contact the organiser by the e mail address below for registration)
Language: English and Japanese
Participation Fee: free
Sponsorship: Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University
Co-sponsorship: JSPS Research Project “Dynamism of the Indus Civilization: Multidisciplinary research on the craft production” (Project no.: 22H00711 , PI: Akinori Uesugi)
Research Project of Research Institute for Humanity and Nature and JSPS “Millennial scale social sustainability in a piedmont canyon of Southeast Arabia: An interdisciplinary inquiry based on historical ecology” (Project no.: JP21H00605 , PI: Yasuhisa Kondo)
Supported by : Ancient Orient Museum , Japanese Society for West Asian Archaeology
Contact: Akinori Uesugi ( auesugi@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp )


Mar 5, 2023 - Public Lecture of Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University, Exploring the Interaction Sphere in the Civilizations of Ancient Southwest Asia

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Programme
13:00-13:10

Introduction
Akinori Uesugi (Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University)

13:15-14:00

Dennys Frenez (Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism of Oman, Department of Archeology and Museums)
“The Indus Civilization External Trade: Hints of a Bronze Age «Globalization» in Southwest Asia?”

14:05-14:50

Silvia Lischi(Pisa University)
“Along the Frankincense Road: Movement of People and Goods in Southwestern Arabia during the Iron Age.”

15:00-15:30

Kazuya Shimogama (Institute for Geo-Cosmology, Chiba Institute of Technology)
“The Mesopotamian Civilization and its Interaction with the Surrounding Regions: Exploring the Foundation of the Civilization”

15:35-16:05

Akinori Uesugi (Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University)
“The Indus Civilization and its Multi-scale Interaction Network”

16:15-17:00

Discussion
Moderated by: Yasuhisa Kondo (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature)

Interpreter: Takehiro Miki (The University Museum, The University of Tokyo)