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RomanIslam Guest LectureChanging Agricultural Landscapes

13 November 2024

photo of the Moque in Cuatrovitas near to Sevilla

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We cordially invite you to our guest lecture “Changing Agricultural Landscapes" on Wed. Nov. 13, 2024, 5 -7 pm (German time) on Zoom. For registration please contact romanislam"AT"uni-hamburg.de  by Nov. 10, 2024.

The format comprises the lecture "Roman Agriculture and Landscape in Hispania: An Archaeobotanical Perspective from its Western Fringe" by Dr. Joao Tereso (UNIARQ - Centro de Arqueologia da Universidade de Lisboa) and "Cuatrovitas (Bollullos de la Mitación, Prov. of Seville, Spain) - New Investigations into the Almohad Mosque and Abandoned Village" by Dr. Heike Schneider (Universität Jena) & Dr. Anja Heidenreich (Universität Bamberg).

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