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

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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

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1. 22. Jaafar Jotheri: Wonderful waterways: the geo-archaeology of southern Iraq (00:00:00)

2. Jaafar's interest in waterways (00:02:44)

3. why are they important? (00:04:26)

4. what they can tell us (00:06:35)

5. the relationship between sites and waterways (00:11:39)

6. how to study waterways (00:17:06)

7. collaborations (00:21:36)

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