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SUMMARY:Territorial Barriers in Central Asia
DESCRIPTION:Territorial barriers are a widespread phenomenon in Wester
 n Central Asia where they specifically take the shape of large-scale o
 asis walls\, surrounding the entirety or large parts of the agricultur
 al hinterland of important urban centers vis-à-vis stretches of deser
 t or desert steppe in the region. Nonetheless\, starting with their da
 ting\, our understanding of these sizable monuments is still very insu
 fficient. The most monumental and best preserved one of these territor
 ial barriers\, the 'Long wall' of Bukhara – at least 250 miles long 
 and complete with an impressive array of adjoining fortresses and watc
 htowers –\, has been since 2011 subject to comprehensive investigati
 ons carried out in the framework of an American-Uzbek field project. T
 he results of five seasons of extensive field surveys and excavations 
 allow now\, for the first time\, substantiated conclusions regarding t
 he chronology and the purpose of the barrier.
LOCATION:ISAW Lecture Hall
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