Public Lecture ofInstitute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University"Exploring the Interaction Sphere in
the Civilizations of Ancient Southwest Asia"

Ancient civilisations characterised by urban centres, such as the Mesopotamian and Indus Civilisations,emerged in different parts of Southwestern Asia during the third millennium BCE. While eachcivilisation had its own background for its development, they were closely connected and interactedwith each other. Flows of people, goods and information between civilisations likely gave influence
to the emergence of civilisations and urban societies in various ways. In this lecture event, theinteraction network connecting Mesopotamia, the Indus and the Arabian Peninsula during the third
millennium BCE is to be explored.

Archaeological research has made significant progress in the Arabian Peninsula for the last couple ofdecades and has provided new information about the interaction network of the Southwest Asiancivilisations. Drs Dennys Frenez and Silvia Lischi, whom the Institute for the Ancient Civilizations
and Cultural Resources, Kanazawa University invited to Japan this time, are experts in the archaeologyof the Arabian Peninsula and the Indus Civilisation. This lecture event attempts to understand betterthe role of interregional interaction networks in the development of ancient civilisations in Southwest
Asia.

Date: March 5, 2023 (Sunday) 13:00~17:00 (The venue opens at 12:30)
Venue: Sunshine City Conference Room 9, World Import Mart Building 5F
Capacity: 60 persons(Please contact the organiser by the e-mail address below for registration).
Language: English and JapaneseParticipation Fee: freeSponsorship: Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources,
Kanazawa University
Co-sponsorship: JSPS Research Project “Dynamism of the Indus Civilization: Multidisciplinary
research on the craft production” (Project no.: 22H00711, PI: Akinori Uesugi)/Research Project ofResearch Institute for Humanity and Nature and JSPS “Millennial-scale social sustainability in apiedmont canyon of Southeast Arabia: An interdisciplinary inquiry based on historical ecology”(Project no.: JP21H00605, PI: Yasuhisa Kondo)Supported by: Ancient Orient Museum, Japanese Society for West Asian Archaeology
Contact: Akinori Uesugi (auesugi@staff.kanazawa-u,ac,jp)

Programme
13:00-13:10
Akinori Uesugi (Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, KanazawaUniversity)
Introduction

13:15-14:00
Dennys Frenez (Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism of Oman, Department of Archeology andMuseums)“The Indus Civilization External Trade: Hints of a Bronze Age «Globalization» in Southwest Asia?”

14:05-14:50
Silvia Lischi(Pisa University)“Along the Frankincense Road: Movement of People and Goods in Southwestern Arabia during theIron Age.”

15:00-15:30
Kazuya Shimogama (Institute for Geo-Cosmology, Chiba Institute of Technology)“The Mesopotamian Civilization and its Interaction with the Surrounding Regions: Exploring theFoundation of the Civilization”

15:35-16:05
Akinori Uesugi (Institute for the Study of Ancient Civilizations and Cultural Resources, KanazawaUniversity)“The Indus Civilization and its Multi-scale Interaction Network”

16:15-17:00
Discussion
Moderated by: Yasuhisa Kondo (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature)

Interpreter: Takehiro Miki (The University Museum, The University of Tokyo)