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Cross-regional and Cross-cultural Comparison on Water, Power and Historicity

21 August 2023, 1:00 pm–6:30 pm

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A half-day conference, organised by Yijie Zhuang (×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Institute of Archaeology) will be held at ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ on 21 August.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Dr Yijie Zhuang

Location

Common Ground (G11)
×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Institute of Advanced Studies
South Wing, Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

Programme

  • 13:00-13:40:ÌýNeolithic water management and geoarchaeological evidence from the Jiaojia Site, Shandong, China Professor Guiyun Jin, Shandong University, China
  • 13:40-14:40 (with translation):ÌýThe cultural distribution and the development of alluvial fans in Eastern and Western China -ÌýProfessor Houyuan LU, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS), Chin
  • 14:40-15:20:ÌýEgyptian Empires, climate change and the control of the Nile -ÌýDr Judith Bunbury, University of Cambridge

15:20-15:50:ÌýCoffee break

  • 15:50-16:30:ÌýTwo pathways of water management towards complex societies: Archaeological and geoarchaeological evidenceÌý from prehistoric China -ÌýDr Hai Zhang, School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, China
  • 16:30-17:10:ÌýThe rise of complex societies and climate in Mesopotamia: Results from Shalaii Cave -ÌýProfessor Mark Altaweel, ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Institute of Archaeology
  • 17:10-17:50:ÌýChronological view of water resources: Practical, sacred, and political values in Pacific Oceania -ÌýDrÌýMike T.ÌýCarson, Micronesian Area Research Center, University of Guam

17:50-18:20: Wine reception

Any queries should be sent to the conference organizer Dr Yijie Zhuang (y.zhuang@ucl.ac.uk).