The Khandaq Shapur: Defense, Irrigation, Boundary, Frontier

Michelle de Gruchy, Jaafar Jotheri, Hayder Alqaragholi, Jassim Al-Janabi, Raheem Alabdan, Haneen Al-Talaqani, Ghadeer Almamouri and Hajir Al-Rubaye
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Michelle de Gruchy: Archaeology Department, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
Jaafar Jotheri: Department of Archaeology, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Diwaniyah 58001, Iraq
Hayder Alqaragholi: Department of Cuneiform Studies, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Diwaniyah 58001, Iraq
Jassim Al-Janabi: Department of Cuneiform Studies, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Diwaniyah 58001, Iraq
Raheem Alabdan: Department of Geography, University of Thi-Qar, Nasiriayh 64001, Iraq
Haneen Al-Talaqani: Department of Cuneiform Studies, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Diwaniyah 58001, Iraq
Ghadeer Almamouri: Department of Cuneiform Studies, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Diwaniyah 58001, Iraq
Hajir Al-Rubaye: Department of Cuneiform Studies, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Diwaniyah 58001, Iraq

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: Khandaq Shapur has been named one of the great barriers of the ancient world, but very little is known about the monumental-scale linear feature. This interdisciplinary paper brings together archaeologists and historians to present (1) an updated history of the Khandaq Shapur drawing upon a wider range of sources, including Arabic scholarly sources, and (2) a modern map of the Khandaq Shapur produced from a ground truthed remote sensing using historic Corona satellite imagery from the 1960s and imagery available in Google Earth. This new map of the Khandaq Shapur’s ground truthed location is compared to the known locations of Sasanian sites from previous archaeological surveys to contextualise the Khandaq Shapur within the wider archaeological landscape. Together, the landscape archaeology and historical evidence provide a comprehensive picture of this unique feature: shedding light not only on its precise location, but also its nature (what was it?) and how it was used over time.

Keywords: Khandaq Shapur; Nahr al-Alqami; Pallukat; Pallacottas; Sasanian; Shapur II; Khosrow I; remote sensing; Mesopotamia; landscape archaeology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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