Ancient Locations

The Department of Linguistics and Philology is a part of the Faculty of Languages, and therefore within the Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences. It is responsible for research and education in African and Asian languages and cultures, the European classical languages, as well as linguistics and computational linguistics.

Olof Pedersén

Professor in Assyriology. His research has treated different central aspects of the use of written documentation within the older cultures in the Ancient Near East and the relation between the written and the material historical evidence.

Nearest sites

Subkhayet el-Bezel, Abu Dihin, circa 29.7 km (18.4 mi) north
Sura, circa 50.4 km (31.3 mi) south
Pumbedita, circa 129.4 km (80.4 mi) north-west
Samawah, circa 140.2 km (87.1 mi) south-east
Nehardea, circa 161.8 km (100.6 mi) north-west
Girsu, Ngirsu, Tello, Telloh, circa 186.1 km (115.6 mi) south-east
Oldest known bridge, circa 186.5 km (115.9 mi) south-east
Tell es-Sakheri, circa 212.3 km (131.9 mi) south-east
Tell Abu Rasain, circa 238.9 km (148.5 mi) south-east
Gilan Gharbi, circa 243.1 km (151 mi) north-east
Do-Ashkaft cave, circa 339.4 km (210.9 mi) north-east
Dezjpol, circa 372.6 km (231.5 mi) east
Teppe Giyan, circa 409 km (254.1 mi) north-east
Band-e Kaisar, Pol-e Kaisar, circa 416.7 km (258.9 mi) east
Aboo Amoud Nejat, circa 417.1 km (259.2 mi) east
Shoushtar, Šurkutir, Tustar, circa 417.1 km (259.2 mi) east
Abyaneh, circa 417.1 km (259.2 mi) east
Tell el-Harim, circa 434.5 km (270 mi) north
Bash Tapia, Bashtabiya, Pashtabia, circa 462 km (287.1 mi) north
Qal'at ar-Rahba, circa 474.5 km (294.8 mi) north-west
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ID 4559, created 14 Nov 2015, 15:52, Last changed 14 Nov 2015, 15:52