Cybernetica Mesopotamica

A Balzan Foundation Research Project

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Giorgio Buccellati – September 2022
Marco De Pietri – September 2022 to current

2023

September 2023

September 22, 2023: Articole on “Il popolo dell’Ossola”

On Friday, September 22, 2023, the local newspaper "Il popolo dell'Ossola" dedicated an article, signed by Mariagrazia Falcone, regarding the event held in Baceno on September 14, 2023, a conference during which Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati were awarded the honorary citizenship of the Municipality of Baceno.
The PDF of the original article, in Italian, can be downloaded at this link.
An English translation can instead be found here.

2022

November 2022

November 5, 2022: Interview to G. Buccellati and M. Kelly-Buccellati (Archéologia 612)

Recently, Albane Le Conte inteviewed Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati for the journal Archéologia (no. 612, pp. 18-19).
In this inteview, the Buccellati couple tells about the history of the discovery of Urkesh/Tell Mozan and the ongoing projects (awarded with the "2021 Balzan Prize") aiming at preserving this ancient site and disseminating culture and awarness particularly among the younger generations.
The text of the interview (in French) can be downloaded at this link.

October 2022

October 1, 2022: Interview to G. Buccellati and M. Kelly-Buccellati (Ticino7)

During their visit to Lugano, Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati have been interviewed by Marco Horat for the local newspaper Ticino7 (October 1, 2022, p. 4, section "Cuoremente").
In this interview, the Buccellati couple tell about the current situation in Syria, the history of the excavations at Urkesh/Tell Mozan, and the ongoing projects (awarded with the "2021 Balzan Prize") involving the preservation of the archaeological heritage of this ancient site.
The full text of the interview (in Italian) can be downloaded here.

July 2022

July 16, 2022: Interview to G. Buccellati and M. Kelly-Buccellati (Prealpina)

On July 16, 2022, Mauro Zuccari interviewed Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati for the local newspaper Prealpina.
The interview focuses on the "2021 Balzan Prize" recently awarded to the two eminent scholars.
The English translation of the interview can be downloaded here.

July 13, 2022: Interview to G. Buccellati and M. Kelly-Buccellati (News24Ossola)

Another interview has been released by Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati (on July 13, 2022) on the online local newspaper News24Ossola. The interview focuses on the "2021 Balzan Prize" recently awarded to the two eminent scholars.
The text of the interview (online at this link) is available (in English translation) at the following link.

July 5, 2022: Interview to G. Buccellati and M. Kelly-Buccellati (SDN)

On July 5, 2022, a new interview has been granted by Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati to the online local newspaper SDN (Settimanale della Diocesi di Novara).
The article briefly announces the awarding of the "2021 Balzan Prize"to the Buccellati couple and shortly presents the ongoing One-on-One project, involving the two schools of Domodossola (Italy) and Qamishli (Syria).
The text of the interview (online at this link) can be downloaded here is also available (in English translation) at this link.

July 3, 2022: Interview to G. Buccellati and M. Kelly-Buccellati (OssolaNews.it)

On July 3, 2022, Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati have been interviewed for the online local newspaper OssolaNews.it.
In this interview, the two archaeologists tell about their relationship with the local community of Beola (Baceno, Italy), a thread tied through the Italian association AVASA ("Association for Furthering Value Archeology and Ancient History"), and deline the future projects about Urkesh/Tell Mozan, projects which have been awarded the "2021 Balzan Prize".
The text of the interview (online at this link) can be downloaded (in English translation) at this link.

June 2022

June 29, 2022: Interview to G. Buccellati and M. Kelly-Buccellati (Avvenire)

On the occasion of the forthcoming awards ceremony of the "2021 Balzan Prize", an interview to Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati has been published by Gianni Santamaria on the Italian newspaper Avvenire (June 29, 2022, p. 22).
In the interview, the Buccellati spouses discuss about their ongoing projects aiming at preserving and evaluating the ancient Syrian history and archaeology, strengthening the relationship and mutual cooperation with the local population living nearby the ancient city of Urkesh/Tell Mozan. This important work achieved an important goal: to increase the awareness of local people towards their own past and culture.
The of the interview (online at this link) can be downloaded (in English translation) at this link.

June 20, 2022: Interview to G. Buccellati and M. Kelly-Buccellati (VCO24)

An interview granted by Giorgio Buccellati and Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati to the local online newspaper VCO24 on June 20, 2022.
In this interview (published by Mauro Zuccari), the two scholars describe the ongoing projects regarding the ancient site of Urkesh/Tell Mozan, which have been fostered by the awarding of the prestigious "2021 Balzan Prize"
The full text of the interview (in English translation) can be downloaded here.