Thin End of the Wedge

22. Jaafar Jotheri: Wonderful waterways: the geo-archaeology of southern Iraq


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Jaafar explains his love for the ancient waterways of southern Iraq. He tells us why they are so important, and what they can tell us about life in ancient Iraq. How do you find ancient waterways? And how do you investigate them? 

 

2:44 Jaafar's interest in waterways

4:26 why are they important?

6:35 what they can tell us

11:39 the relationship between sites and waterways

17:06 how to study waterways

21:36 collaborations

 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaafarJotheri 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001588284937 

Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=9zuyq4UAAAAJ  

University website: http://qu.edu.iq/arc/?page_id=4405  

Nahrein Network: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/nahrein/project-team/core-team

 

Music by Ruba Hillawi

 

Website: http://wedgepod.org

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSM7ZlAAgOXv4fbTDRyrWgw 

Email: [email protected] 

Twitter: @wedge_pod  

Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod 

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