Resafa, Syrien

The scholarly analysis of the results of the fieldwork undertaken within the Resafa-project until the war in Syria is carried on at the University of Bamberg (M. Konrad) and at the University of Technology Berlin (D. Sack, M. Gussone) and their cooperating partners. The main focus of the latest work is the preparation of the excavation and survey results for their final publication in the Resafa series edited by the DAI or as articles. Furthermore the teams developed a research concept for an overarching interpretation of the site in regard to its regional and trans-regional context

A Comparative Analysis of Case Studies from the Old World

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 Ethiopian highlands. Central to this research is the hypothesis that the occupation of areas beyond the ‘normal’ settlement patterns corresponds to colonization processes which reflect specific social strategies and may have stimulated the development of new technological skills. A review of ‘marginality’ research in various disciplines indicates that there is no comprehensive definition of the concept, which can be approached from a multitude of perspectives and with manifold objectives. A survey of the eight case studies and two more in-depth discussions of the sites of Musawwarat (Sudan) and Ayamonte (Spain) highlight the potentials as well as the limits of the archaeological investigation into past marginalities. Patterns of spatial marginalization are the easiest to detect. The studies also show that we must not limit our analysis to the adverse factors connected to different kinds of marginalities. Instead, our analyses suggest that spatially marginal areas were deliberately chosen for settlement – an integration with core-periphery approaches may help us to understand these scenarios, which have received little attention in ‘marginality’ research in archaeology or elsewhere so far

Research in Monumental Constructions in Antiquity

Ancient civilizations have passed down to us a vast range of monumental structures. Monumentality is a complex phenomenon that we address here as ‘XXL’. It encompasses a large range of different aspects, such as sophisticated technical and logistical skills and the vast economic resources required. This contribution takes a closer look at the special interdependence of space and knowledge represented by such XXL projects. We develop a set of objective criteria for determining whether an object qualifies as ‘XXL’, in order to permit a broadly framed study comparing manifestations of the XXL phenomenon in different cultures and describing the functional and conceptional role of the phenomenon in antiquity. Finally, we illustrate how these criteria are being applied in the study of large construction projects in ancient civilizations through six case studies

Resafa – Sergiupolis / Rus. a¯fat Hiša¯m: Nuevos avances en la investigación

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Resafa – Sergiupolis / Rus. a¯fat Hiša¯m: Nuevos avances en la investigación

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MSD: Masterprogram in Heritage Conservation Berlin Institute of Technology; annual

Das Jahrbuch des Masterstudiums Denkmalpflege der TU Berlin, kurz MSD Jahrbuch genannt, wird von dem Fachgebiet Historische Bauforschung unter der Leitung von Frau Professor Dorothée Sack herausgegeben. Es berichtet über die Aktivitäten des Fachgebiets und des angeschlossenen Masterstudium Denkmalpflege. Zudem dient das MSD Jahrbuch der Publikation von Kurzberichten über die laufenden Forschungsprojekten, die Ergebnisse der jeweiligen MSD-Jahrgangsprojekte und die Abschlussarbeiten eines jeden Studienjahrganges in Poster-Form sowie eine Kurzvorstellung von abgeschlossenen Dissertationen oder Diplomarbeiten.The Annual of the master's program Heritage Conservation (Masterstudium Denkmalpflege) of Berlin Institute of Technology (TU Berlin) shortly called MSD Annual is published by the Department of Building Archaeology under the direction of Professor Dorothée Sack. It reports on the activities of the Department and the connected master's program Heritage Conservation. In addition, the MSD Annual serves the publication of short reports on current research projects, the results of the respective MSD project and short presentations of the master theses of each academic year in poster form. Furthermore a brief presentation of completed dissertations or diploma theses may be included.Fachgebiet Historische Bauforschung, Masterstudium Denkmalpfleg