Mikocki, Tomasz(Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 2006)
The present article is a report on two seasons of excavations conducted by archaeologists of the Warsaw University, under the terms of the "License for Archaeological Excavations" issued on 22.07.2001. The 2004 and 2005 year missions were a continuation of excavations conducted in December 2001, April-May 2002 and October 2003. Works were carried out in four different spheres: 1. archaeological excavations; 2. conservation works; 3. geodetic measurements within the walls of the city; 4. geophysical investigations of one of the city's insulas (only in 2005)....
Modrzewska-Pianetti, Iwona(Instytut Archeologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 2006)
Researches on the history of Venetian Lagoon have a lot of aspects: geological, topographical, archaeological. Combining the results allows us to connect the areas of the Lagoon with territory of the Upper Adriatic. The main role in progress of these contacts have the rivers of the Upper Adriatic. Territory of the roman city "Altinum" had the great part because of the connect with the Adriatic See, Luany from the river Sile, ancient "Silis". Article is showing the most important aspects of material discovers connected the Venetian Lagoon with the nearest roman cities, "Altinum"....
The present article examines the effect of Lombard occupation of the Apennine Peninsula in the 6th century on everyday life of the local society; traditionally the event thought to usher in the early Middle Ages in Italy....
During the Early Dynastic period southern and northern Babylonia followed different courses of political and economic development. In the Sumerian-speaking South, people lived in small, temple dominated theocratic city-states which were (according to the official ideology) the private property of a divine family. The highest southern official (Sumerian "ensik") functioned as the earthly representative of a city-god rather than an independent secular ruler. In the North, which was settled mainly by Semitic peoples, probably the ancestors of the Akkadians, P . Steinkeller believes that a strong, territorial state emerged, centered around the city of Kish. This state, or political configuration, which also included the Diyala region and the Euphrates valley as far as Mari, was ruled by a secular and authoritarian king(s). The first "palaces" known from the archaeological record monumental buildings which were the seat of a ruler largely independent from the temple - sprung up in northern Babylonia and to the north and west of it. In the author's opinion, a large edifice uncovered at Eridu is part of a religious complex rather than a palace. The function of the socalled "Palac e A" at Kish cannot be determined beyond doubt, but it is highly probable that it was in fact the seat of a king. Pre-Sargonid palaces from Mari, Tell Beidar and Ebla can be linked with Semitic city-states. Another palace like building was discovered in Tell Chuera in northern Mesopotamia. No remains of Early Dynastic period palace buildings are known from southern Babylonia. While this may be due to insufficient archaeological work completed in the Sumer region, it is also worth considering that the idea of strong and secular rule, originally alien to the Sumerian civilization, was adopted under the influence of Semitic neighbours from the North....