So what do ancient settlements in the Marl Landscape look like today? Research has shown that Bronze and Iron Age settlement was largely focused on tells. Many of the larger …
The two most common building materials encountered in the archaeology of Western Asia are mudbrick and stone. Although other materials, such as timber, are sometimes used, several factors favour the …
Choice of building material usually depends on local availability of resources in the surrounding landscape. For example, we would not usually expect to find mudbrick buildings at a site in …
Fortifications are structures typically built for defence – but often secondarily as highly visual expressions of power. Examples of fortifications include castles, forts (or fortresses), and defensive walls and ditches. …
As with the tell sites of the Homs region of Syria or the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon, Southern Iraq is dominated by mudbrick architecture. The city of Ur is a …
In addition to tells, many other types of site exist. Some may be large stone built structures such as medieval castles and Roman temples, but others may be more difficult …
Water management has been an important aspect of peoples’ lives for a long time, especially in the dryland environments found across the Middle East and North Africa. Ancient civilisations used …
There are a number of things that can cause damage to archaeological sites. Here we will look at some examples caused by looting, development, mining and agriculture. Looting In the …
A ‘tell’ site is a mound that is created by the gradual build-up of construction material and domestic rubbish resulting from continued human occupation in a single location over a …
Are you excited to learn more about the archaeology that we can find in this basaltic landscape? Let’s explore that here! The archaeological remains in the Homs basalt include various …
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Endangered Archaeology: Using Remote Sensing to Protect Cultural Heritage