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Walls across Eurasia: A Comparative Study of Linear Defence Systems and Great Empires
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Walls across Eurasia: A Comparative Study of Linear Defence Systems and Great Empires
There is an interesting consistency in defensive strategy among Eurasia’s empires in the face of threats from northern enemies. Many long walls were constructed in the first millennium CE, such as Hadrian's wall of Rome, the Gorgan Wall of Sassanian and the Great Wall of Han. Such large linear projects seem to have become one of the main military priorities of central governments. This study will combine both quantitative and qualitative analysis to explore the similarities and differences between them, and further discuss the military strategies and colonial policies of different civilizations in dealing with other ethnic groups.
Funding
Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC)
Education
- BA, Archaeology, Jilin University, 2016
- MA, Archaeology and Museology, Renmin University of China, 2019
- MA, Computational Archaeology, UCL. 2020
- Publications
Li, Z. (2021), Application of point pattern modelling and visibility analysis in the study of the Great Wall-A case study of the Chifeng Section of the Great Wall of Yan state 点分布建模和可视性分析在长城研究中的应用-以燕长城赤峰段为例, 南方文物Cultural Relics in Southern China,2021(6).
Altaweel, M., Khelifi, A., Li, Z., Squitieri, A., Basmaji, T., & Ghazal, M. (2022). Automated Archaeological Feature Detection Using Deep Learning on Optical UAV Imagery: Preliminary Results. Remote Sensing, 14(3). doi:10.3390/rs14030553
- Conference papers
Li, Z. (2016), Preliminary funeral analysis of Yuan dynasty in Beijing. 6th Postgraduate Archaeology Forum in Beijing, Beijing, China
