Sumer and the Sea Deltas, Shoreline, and Urban Water Management in 3rd Millennium Mesopotamia. Proceedings of the 1st ARWA International Research Workshop (Rome, 2-4 June 2021)

Paperback, Pages: xii + 150 pages, Size:216 x 280 mm, Illustrations:38 b/w, 42 col., 2 tables b/w., Language:English, *New. ISBN 9782503614687. From the Chalcolithic onwards, the culture and society of Sumer flourished along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, with communities living close to the ancient shoreline in an environment that was closely linked to the exploitation of fluvial systems, the sea, and the unique marshlands of the area. This volume gathers together research first presented as part of a workshop, entitled Sumer and the Sea: Deltas, Shoreline, and Urban Water Management in 3rd Millennium Mesopotamia, to explore the interaction between Sumerians and their water-dominated environment. The chapters gathered here offer updates on methodologies and the most recent research from the field to provide new understanding and fresh insights into how the Sumerians adapted to the world in which they lived. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Introduction Licia Romano 1. From the Marshes to the Sea: The Waterscape of Ancient Sumer Lorenzo Verderame 2. Dry and Dusty Periods in the Mesopotamia Region from 2560?2450 BC and 2310?2020 BC, Inferred from Stalagmite Chemistry Stacy A. Carolin 3. Avulsion Styles, Flooding, Sedimentation, and Settlement Patterns in Ancient Mesopotamia Galina S. Morozova 4. The Deltaic Origins of a Mesopotamian City-State Reed Goodman & Liviu Giosan 5. Eridu and the Sea: A Long-Standing Issue Philippe Quenet & Anne-Caroline Rendu Loisel 6. Drilling is not Boring: Geoarchaeological Research at Abu Tbeirah Licia Romano, Luca Forti, Franco D?Agostino, Salvatore Milli & Jaafar Jotheri 7. Archaeological Geophysics in the Marshy Area of Southern Mesopotamia: Insights and Details of Water Management in Uruk-Warka, Ur, and Fara-?uruppak J rg W.E. Fassbinder, Sandra E. Hahn & Mandana Parsi 8. Harbours, Water Gates, and Canals in ?uruppak and Ur: New Results from Old Sites Berthold Einwag, Adelheid Otto & J rg W.E. Fassbinder 9. The Waterscape of Ancient Girsu: The Geomorphology of a City Channel Ella Egberts, Jaafar Jotheri, Dita Auzina, Angelo Di Michele & S bastien Rey About ARWA and the Sumer and the Sea Conference Works Cited