Luwians, Arameans and the so-called Neo-Hittite Culture - Mirko Novák

“Luwians, Arameans and the so-called Neo-Hittite Culture“ Prof. Dr. Mirko Novák Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology Institut für Archäologische Wissenschaften, Abteilung für Vorderasiatische Archäologie, University of Bern. Organizers: Tara Steimer & Sebastiano Soldi Wednesday, June 16, 2021 4 pm - Rome, Paris, Berlin (CET / GMT 2) 5 pm - Istanbul, Damascus (EET / GMT 3) 10 am - New York (ET / GMT-4) Summary: After the collapse of the Bronze Age political system and its empires, upheavals occurred in large parts of the Near East, which were accompanied by large-scale migrations and multiple enthnogeneses. In the northern Levant, a new constellation of numerous smaller principalities emerged, some in cities with a long history, others in new foundations. Their linguistic constellation was heterogeneous (Luwian, Aramaic) and they were committed to different scribal traditions (alphabet or hieroglyphs). Although many Levantine traditions were adopted, Imperial Hittite models were used in the iconograph