Ricerc@Sapienza

The Italian archaeological project at Tell Zurghul is a joint archaeological expedition of Sapienza Università di Roma and the Università degli Studi di Perugia and started working at the site in 2015; three seasons of excavation have been conducted with three operations (Area A, Area B, and Area D) and a survey on the western edge of the site (Area C) (Figure 1).

The Italian Archaeological Expedition to Nigin of Sapienza University of Rome and University of Perugia started excavations at Tell Zurghul in 2015: a survey and three excavations seasons were carried out in the period between 2016 and 2017. This volume presents the results of the archaeological explorations with the analysis of the stratigraphic and architectural contexts of Area A, B and D as well as the study of the pottery from the contexts so far investigated and the survey in Area C in the western sector of the site.

In Bassa Mesopotamia, dove sorsero le prime città-stato, una missione archeologica italiana sta indagando l'antico centro sumerico di Nigin nell'antica regione dello Stato di Lagash. L'occupazione del centro risale alla metà del V millennio a.C. rivelando interessanti prospettive per la comprensione storica della regione e la relazione con l'ambiente acquatico circostante.