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SUMMARY:Stories of Matter: Ceramic Production and Urban Dynamics in Southe
 rn Mesopotamia - Dr Sara Pizzimenti (University of Pisa)
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CONTACT:Lucy Emanuel
DESCRIPTION:Pottery production in the Kingdom of Lagash during the 4th–3
 rd millennia BC offers important insights into the relationship between cr
 aft\, economy\, and urban development. The ceramic sequence\, spanning fro
 m the Jemdet Nasr to the ED IIIB periods\, shows gradual changes in forms\
 , styles\, and manufacturing scale. Archaeological evidence from kilns\, w
 asters\, and workshop areas indicates the existence of distinct production
  zones and the interplay between domestic\, specialised\, and institutiona
 l activities. The study of these contexts reveals how ceramic manufacture 
 was embedded in the rhythms of everyday life and how its organisation refl
 ected broader patterns of economic management and community structure with
 in one of southern Mesopotamia’s earliest urban kingdoms.\n\n\nIf you wi
 sh to attend this talk online via Teams\, please use the following link: h
 ttps://teams.microsoft.com/meet/36639349541010?p=tfGgYCigxsIyDmjuzi\n\nYou
  will need to be signed in to a Cambridge Teams account.\nPlease contact L
 ucy Emanuel (le301) in the event of technical difficulties.
LOCATION:McDonald Seminar Room\, Department of Archaeology
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