435708-HS2025-0-‘All that glitters is not gold,’ metallurgy in the third millennium / Sumerian III





Root number 435708
Semester HS2025
Type of course Seminar
Allocation to subject Archaeology
Type of exam Written exam
Title ‘All that glitters is not gold,’ metallurgy in the third millennium / Sumerian III
Description Based on archaeological and philological sources, the metallurgy of southern Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC (Early Dynastic, Akkadian and Neo-Sumerian periods) will be examined.
Students with a focus on archaeology will examine the material remains, while those with a focus on philology will read the relevant texts. Together, the sources will be examined, discussed and analysed in a synthesis.
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Lecturers Dr. Paola PaolettiInstitute of Archaeological Sciences, Near Eastern Archaeology 
Prof. Dr. Miroslav NovakInstitute of Archaeological Sciences, Near Eastern Archaeology 
ECTS 6
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Wednesday 16:15-18:00 Weekly
 
Rooms Seminarraum 128, Mittelstrasse 43
 
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