3 - 4 pm (CET) 

Venue: Einstein Center Chronoi (Otto-von-Simson-Straße 7, 14195 Berlin)

Dr. Cinzia Pappi

Recent archaeological fieldwork in the Transtigrine region of Iraq highlighted asynchronies in the developments of the Bronze Age cultures of Syria and Northern Iraq. Though the emergence of interregional political entities since the beginning of the second millennium BCE onwards provided elements of cultural synchronicities defining specific periods, an interregional chronology is far to be reached. Unfortunately, the lack of a fixed calibrated interregional chronology could not prevent from adopting  a combination of metal-based and historical periodization systems. By presenting recent archaeological activities at Qala Shila in Iraqi Kurdistan, this Chronoi talk is aimed at the discussion of methods and problems in developing a regional chronology within the larger cultural framework of the periodization of the Ancient Near East.

Participants can join the online Chronoi Talk by clicking on the following link:

https://fu-berlin.webex.com/fu-berlin-en/j.php?MTID=m8462e7c3358f36fc424c3e0efd92ac58

The conference room can be accessed using the following methods:

• Joining directly in your browser; simply click the link above, and look for a button with this option near the bottom of the webpage.

• Downloading the program to your computer (instructions can be found by following the meeting link)

• Using the smartphone app called “Cisco Webex Meetings."

You are welcome to enter the online conference room up to 15 minutes in advance of the start time.