S/PS Harbour Cities in the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean
Dozent:innen: Mari YamasakiKurzname: S/PS VA
Kurs-Nr.: 07.848.1375
Kurstyp: Seminar
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen:Verpflichtend sind die Übernahme eines Referats, eine aktive Teilnahme an Diskussionen sowie die gründliche Vor- und Nachbereitung der Sitzungen.
IMPORTANT: THE COURSE WILL BE IN ENGLISH
Empfohlene Literatur
The following are some of the recommended readings for the course. More material will be proposed during the semester.- Artzy, M. 2003. “Mariners and Their Boats at the End of the Late Bronze and the Beginning of the Iron Age in the Eastern Mediterranean.” Tel Aviv 30 (2):232–46. doi:10.1179/tav.2003.2003.2.232.
- Brody, A.J. 1998. “Each Man Cried Out to His God”: The Specialized Religion of Canaanite and Phoenician Seafarers. Harvard Semitic Monographs series 58. Atlanta: Scholars Press.
- Oleson, J.P., and R.L. Hohlfelder. 2011. “Ancient Harbors in the Mediterranean.” In The Oxford Handbook of Maritime Archaeology, edited by Alexis Catsambis, Ben Ford, and Donny Leon Hamilton, 809–33. Oxford: Oxford University Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195375176.013.0035.
- Pulak, C. 2008. “The Uluburun Shipwreck and Late Bronze Age Trade.” In Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C., edited by Joan Aruz, Kim Benzel, and Jean M. Evans, 288–305. New York; New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Yale University Press.
- Safadi, C., F. Sturt, and L. Blue. 2020. “Exploring Maritime Engagement in the Early Bronze Age Levant: A Space/Time Approach.” Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies 8 (3–4) (October 1):250–72. doi:10.5325/jeasmedarcherstu.8.3-4.0250.
- Steiner, M., and A.E. Killebrew, eds. 2018. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant: C. 8000-332 BCE. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Wachsmann, S. 1998. Seagoing Ships & Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant. 1st ed. College Station?: London: Texas A&M University Press?; Chatham Pub.
Inhalt
Harbour Cities in the Levant and Eastern Mediterranean: maritime technology, interculturality and seafarers’ beliefs in the second and first millennium BCEDescription:
The Eastern Mediterranean is central to the development of a maritime culture that, in some ways, is still felt to this day. This Mediterranean maritime culture has its roots in the second and first millennium BCE, during the Late Bronze (LBA) and Iron Ages (IA). At this time, the early harbour cities constituted the focal nodes of a complex maritime network through which ideas, goods, and beliefs were exchanged.
The course proposes to offer an overview of the harbour cities of the eastern Mediterranean in the LBA and IA in their complexity. They will be discussed as part of wider maritime trade networks and as expressions of socio-cultural manifestations of an eastern Mediterranean maritime culture. The core of this seminar will be indeed the harbour cities and the archaeological evidence that characterises them. Nevertheless, the topic will be discussed holistically, incorporating other crucial elements of the life of a harbour city such as ancient shipbuilding, technological innovations, and seafarers’ belief systems.
The geographical area of interest comprises the eastern portion of the Mediterranean basin including the Aegean Sea and the Turkish, Cypriot and Levantine coastal waters,
The seminar will be articulated along the following themes:
Archaeology of Harbour cities: we will examine the archaeological evidence from sites identified as harbour cities such as Hala Sultan Tekke, Ras-Shamra Ugarit, and Tel Dor. The focus will be on their sea-oriented architecture and material culture, and highlight the exploitation of advantageous natural features.
Connectivity and Seafaring Technology: we will discuss the limits of ancient navigation with a focus on seafaring technology by looking at the evidence provided by ancient shipwrecks. We will also consider the sailing times and routes in relation to the position of harbours.
Seafarers’ beliefs: we will reflect on longue durée of the seafarers' devotional practices, on the specificity of maritime temples along the Eastern Mediterranean coasts as well as on maritime religious practices on board and the sacrality of the ship
Zusätzliche Informationen
THE COURSE WILL BE IN ENGLISHTermine
| Datum (Wochentag) | Zeit | Ort |
|---|---|---|
| 16.04.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 23.04.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 30.04.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 07.05.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 14.05.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 21.05.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 28.05.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 04.06.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 11.06.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 18.06.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 25.06.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 02.07.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 09.07.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |
| 16.07.2025 (Mittwoch) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 00 309 9133 - Aareon-Gebäude |