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Federico Buccellati

2012

“Wie wird ein Palast gebaut und warum?,”
in P. Breunig and C. Trümpler (eds.),
Werte im Widerstreit. Von Bräuten, Muscheln, Geld und Kupfer. Ausstellungskatalog Wiesbaden, Frankfurt am Main, pp. 31-34.

     Urkesh's history (presenting ensured remains from at least 3300 BC to 1400 BC, with an acme between 2400 and 1800 BC) can be investigated through the analysis of its buildings: one of the major structures (analysed in this contribution) is indeed the Royal Palace, built by Tupkish around 2250 BC.
     This paper is based on a PhD research entitled Three-dimensional Volumetric Analysis in an Archaeological Context (Goethe University, Frankfurt; tutor: Prof. Dr. J.-W. Meyer; defended in 2014).
     The history of the excavations within this area is briefly summarized and the major discoveries (mostly the glyptic evidences) are presented [see, briefly, Seals and seal impressions].
     The structure of the Palace is described in detail (presenting 3D renderings) and an ethnographic interpretation of its function(s), basically as a storage place and a ceremonial space, is sketched out.

[M. De Pietri – November 2019]