Aim of this dissertation is the development of the settlement landscape along Meuse and IJssel between 50 BC and 500 AD. Therefore the goal is to make conclusions in terms of the transformation of distribution patterns of settlements and the political organization of landscape in a region perceived as a „border zone“ on both sides of the „limes“.
Research Topic: "settlements"
Neolithic Ways of Life in Göbekli Tepe (Z-BerGSAS-X-16)
DissertationJulia Schönicke investigates the diversity, (dis-)continuity and (in-)stability of abandonment processes in Göbekli Tepe during the transition from foraging societies to a producing way of life.
Application of hyperspectral imaging in archaeological contexts (A-1-0-1)
DissertationThe research project examines the application of digital image analysis techniques for archaeological field documentation. We develop and apply semi-automated algorithms in order to achieve a more objective perspective on archaeological documentation and promote a standardised workflow. One overarching aim of the project is to examine quantitative possibilities to complement traditional perception-based interpretation of stratigraphy without the need of complex laboratory work.
Landschaftsarchäologische Evidenzen in Samnium im Kontext der Samnitischen Kriege – Die samnitischen Höhenfestungen und ihr Umland (C-6-8-2)
DissertationThis Ph.D. thesis aims at illustrating the historic settlement dynamics of Samnium within the last four centuries BC. Using a GIS, it seeks to identify spatial systems of location and architecture of the so called “hill forts” and to assess the Roman impact on the landscape following conquest.
Interaction Patterns at the Transition from Hunter-Gatherer to Sedentary Societies around Göbekli Tepe (A-1-9)
Research projectThis project investigated the location of Göbekli Tepe against the background of its regional and natural embedding.
Diachronic analysis of the interactions between landscape characteristics and settlement patterns in the surroundings of the Neolithic site Göbekli Tepe (A-1-9-1)
DissertationWithin this doctoral project the relationship between environment and settlement strategies in the hinterland of Göbekli Tepe in prehistoric and historic times is investigated.
Resafa-Sergiupolis – Rusafat Hisham /Syria. Urban development (A-1-8)
Research projectOne of the main research topics of this project was the analysis of urban development in a semiarid environment. Thus the colonization of a marginal habitat and its determining factors was an important focus of research.
On the informational value of isotope analyses (A-2-1-2)
DissertationWith the introduction of significant amounts of heavy livestock (among other innovations) into the western Eurasian Steppe in the period of the Eneolithic/Early Bronze Age an increase of mobility is disputed within the scientific community. The project addresses this question from an osteoarchaeological point of view.
Resafa-Sergiupolis – Rusafat Hisha /Syria. Large Technical Infrastructure (B-2-7)
Research projectFocus of this project was on questions concerning the water-management and the historic land-use of the archaeological site Resafa in North-Syria.
Spatial analysis of settlement patterns in Bithynia (A-6-6-1)
DissertationThe doctoral thesis assessed the economic development of ancient Bithynia situated in the North West territory of Asia Minor during the Hellenistic, Roman and Early Byzantine periods. The study drew for the most part on published data, enriched only modestly by research in the field. The main contribution of the work lied in an elaboration, streamlining, analysis and presentation of already known information.