Francesca Simi

Archaeologist, Research Fellow at Uni Udine 🇮🇹. Landscape and SW Asia Archaeology, Public Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Protection.

[Italy in KRI @ItalyinKRI]

Exhibition on #ItalianArchaeologicalMissions in Iraqi Kurdistan opened today at #DuhokNationalMuseum and stay on until next October 24!

@ItalyinIraq
@ItalyMFA
@ItalyMFA
@MicheleCamerota

[Land of Nineveh AP @LandofNinevehAP]

In the framework of the "Sennacherib's Archaeological Park" funded by @AicsAmman, with our partners Walking Arts and the Duhok Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage we have organized the first cycle of workshops dedicated to young people from the region of Duhok! 1/2

[EAMENA @EAMENA123]

EAMENA staff, past & present at conference in #Asolo, Freya Stark's home town on 30th anniversary of her death. Presentations shared current views on #culturalheritage in the MENA countries she visited and wrote about, from preservation & documentation to evolution of landscape.

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

#tbt to the ISAC documentation of the Jerwan aqueduct of the Neo-Assyrian King Sennacherib and the photographs of Rigmor Jacobsen! The aqueduct was explored in 1933 by Thorkild Jacobsen, Rigmor Jacobsen, and Seton Lloyd.

[Land of Nineveh AP @LandofNinevehAP]

We are honoured and delighted by the visit of HE the Minister of Municipality and Tourism @SasanAwni. He visited the archaeological site of Tell Gomel where we are excavating in cooperation with the team of the Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage of Duhok.

[Sasan Awni ساسان عەونی @SasanAwni]

ئەمڕۆ یەكشەممە 27/8/2023 لە دیوانی وەزارەتی شارەوانی و گەشتوگوزار، به‌ ئاماده‌بوونی به‌ڕێوه‌به‌ری گشتیی شوێنه‌وار و كه‌له‌پوور و به‌ڕێوه‌به‌رانی شوێنه‌واری دهۆك و ئاكرێ، پێشوازیم له‌ تیمێكی زانكۆی توبگینی ئه‌ڵمانی و زانكۆی ئۆدینه‌ی ئیتاڵی و زانكۆی ئاده‌میكیڤیچی پۆڵه‌ندی كرد.
دواتر هه‌ر له‌ دیوانی وه‌زاره‌ت، چوار گرێبه‌ستی تایبه‌ت به‌ شوێنه‌وارمان له‌گه‌ڵ تیمی ئه‌و زانكۆیانه‌ واژوو كرد بۆ پرۆژه‌ی هه‌ڵكۆڵین و نۆژه‌نكردنه‌وه‌ی پێگه‌ شوێنه‌وارییه‌كانی پارێزگه‌ی دهۆك و ئاكرێ، ئه‌و گرێبه‌ستانه‌ بۆ ماوه‌ی چوار ساڵن و له‌لایه‌ن به‌ڕێوه‌به‌رایه‌تیی گشتیی شوێنه‌وار و كه‌له‌پوور و شوێنه‌واری دهۆك و ئاكرێ به‌ هه‌ماهه‌نگی له‌گه‌ڵ تیمی زانكۆكان سه‌رپه‌رشتی و جێبه‌جێ ده‌كرێن.

[BISI @BISI1932]

The Tigris: The river that birthed civilisation

This once-mighty river is where humans first developed agriculture, writing and the wheel. But now the lifeblood of the ancient world is under threat.

https://t.co/QnTGHdirMs

[ReLand - Resurfacing Landscapes @ReLand_UniPa]

A short report on our first field season is now published online on ASOR website:
https://t.co/ER0KclmFor
Our work on the Mosul Lake in April 2023 was generously funded by the ASOR Shepard Urgent Grant.
@ASOResearch @unipa_it

[Francesca Simi @francescasimi]

@GothicPsyche Ma vogliamo Valentina e l’essenza di menta anche ad Akre!

[ReLand - Resurfacing Landscapes @ReLand_UniPa]

ReLand project's first field season took place in the spring of 2023 thanks to the contribution of the @ASOResearch Shepard Urgent Action Grant. During this campaign, we conducted an emergency excavation at the Early Bronze Age cemetery of Cham Pashaya
https://t.co/sawLvo8B7P

[Land of Nineveh AP @LandofNinevehAP]

We are in Copenhagen to take part in the 13 International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (@icaane13 )!
You can have a look at the very full and exciting conference programme here:
https://t.co/I8FX7eqMGf
We are going to present four papers!

[Francesca Simi @francescasimi]

Workshop season is going great!

If next week you are attending the 13th ICAANE in Copenhagen (or online), you are invited to our workshop "Drowning Landscapes" co-organised with Paola Sconzo (UniPa) and Jesper Eidem (UniPi).

Take a look at the programme!

[Francesca Simi @francescasimi]

More info at:
https://t.co/A21GRJQNnB

#archaeology #wine #assyria #winepresses #KRI #Iraq #Mesopotamia

[Francesca Simi @francescasimi]

It is definitely workshop season...
Friday and Saturday we will be at Ca' Foscari in Venice to take part in the International Conference "Wine Culture: Gandharan Crossroads". We will present the preliminary results of our work at the Wine Production Area in Khinis (KRI).

[Archeostorie JPA @ArcheostorieJPA]

📢 #ShiftingParadigms is tomorrow!

🌐Join us at 9 CET time to know more about the opportunities, limits and ethical challenges of adopting postcolonial approaches in MENA countries

Book your ticket at: https://t.co/jwpaDhQ97N…
#pubarch

[Centre for Endangered Archaeology and Heritage @CEAH_Leicester]

Such a fantastic turnout for our 'Other Egypts' workshop yesterday @uniofleicester! Thanks to all our speakers & participants for a lively and engaging day of Egyptian archaeology and especially to Mohamed Kenawi for his hard work organising the event!
@ArchAncHistLeic @EAMENA123

[13ICAANE@Copenhagen @icaane13]

The 13ICAANE programme is now available on our website: https://t.co/2r7F3CNQPk…
🌈 🙂
#13ICAANE #ICAANE #archaeology #neareasternarchaeology #uni_copenhagen #ucph

[Archeostorie JPA @ArcheostorieJPA]

📖What are the opportunities, limits and ethical challenges of adopting postcolonial approaches in specific conflict areas?

🌐Join our online workshop #ShiftingParadigms on May 3rd!

➡️Book your ticket at https://t.co/jwpaDhPBif
#pubarch

[Francesca Simi @francescasimi]

We are very happy to announce that our paper "Drowned Landscapes: The Rediscovered Archaeological Heritage of the Mosul Dam Reservoir" is now published on BASOR online:
https://t.co/ci81V00rh4
@PaolaSconzo @EAMENA123 @LandofNinevehAP
#Archaeology #Heritage #Iraq #KRI #Mosul #Dam