This paper describes a multifaceted approach to the investigation of iron slag heaps,
focusing on one of the slag heaps at the Royal City of Meroe in Sudan. This study marries …

Throughout history, societies have performed water management to provide themselves with
water for several purposes. Here, three main entities of water management can be …

The present contribution deals with the concepts of marginal habitats in selected regions of
the ancient world, ranging from modern Spain to the Jordanian desert and from Turkey to the …

In water‐scarce regions, water harvesting is sometimes the only means to accumulate water
for drinking, irrigation, or husbandry purposes. At least since the middle of the last century …

In in northern Sudan at the margin of the Sarah desert, people in antique times successfully
founded a long-inhabited city, despite the prevailing arid conditions and water scarcity. The …

Within the framework of the interdisciplinary research project (A-5-2)“Iron mining in the
Przeworsk Culture” of the Cluster of Excellence Exc264 Topoi, this doctoral thesis deals with …

1.1 Objectives The relation between the natural environment of settlement spaces, their
occupation by human settlers and the development of technical knowledge in order to …

The present contribution deals with the concepts of marginal habitats in selected regions of
the ancient world, ranging from modern Spain to the Jordanian desert and from Turkey to the …