College of Archaeology

The doctoral thesis entitled “Administrative Provinces in the Neo-Assyrian Era (911-612 BC) A Study in Historical Geography” was defended in the Department of Archeology at the College of Archeology, University of Mosul, on Monday, May 20, 2024.

Part of the viva was attended by Assistant Professor Dr. Yasser Jaber Khalil, Assistant Dean for Scientific Affairs

The thesis submitted by the PhD candidate (Ghassan Mardan Hajji) aims to link archeology with the sciences of geography. The earth is a cradle that has embraced human activity, and historical geography is a science concerned with studying it temporally and spatially. The importance of the study lies in determining the locations of cities and provinces inside and outside Assyria, and evaluating the efficiency of their management systems. The Assyrians divided their country into regions, cities, and smaller units linked to central authority. The thesis concluded by demonstrating the impact of the natural and geographical environment and the diversity of the population in drawing the political map of Assyria, and the geographical and topographical factor had an impact in choosing the locations of cities.

The discussion viva committee was chaired by Professor Dr. Jaber Khalil Ibrahim, and members included Prof. Dr. Yasmine Abdel Karim Muhammad Ali, Dean of the College of Archaeology, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hamza Hussein, Assistant Professor Dr. Magda Jassim Hussein from the University of Baghdad, College of Education, Ibn Rushd for Human Sciences, and Professor Dr. Abdel Aziz Elias Sultan, and under the supervision and membership of Professor Dr. Zuhair Diaa Al-Din Saeed.