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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 (UCL Institute of Archaeology) will be held at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË on 21 August.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Dr Yijie Zhuang

Location

Common Ground (G11)
UCL 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, UCL 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).