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A slave revolt, Mongol invasion, spread of plague and climate change. Find out how agricultural features in southern Iraq can teach us about all of these in this great thread, then check out the new Research Article in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2…

Jaafar Jotheri جعفر الجوذري of Durham Archaeology is part of a team of archaeologists to uncover new evidence about an ancient landscape, offering fresh insight into the legacy of black slavery during the early Islamic Period in Iraq. 👉 brnw.ch/21wT5IT #DUinspire #DUresearch

News article on our new paper independent.co.uk/news/science/a…

This paper involves a range of perspectives, although I found the history of #slavery particularly important. I am pleased to be part of a team that uncovers the only remaining tangible heritage of minorities in #Basra. You can download the paper for free here:

Coverage of our article published today in 🅰ntiquity Journal. Full paper available here: doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2…

📰 Discovery of over 7000 earthworks in southern Iraq offers fresh insight into slavery during the early Islamic Period #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via Durham Archaeology durham.ac.uk/news-events/la…

New research suggests that the Shatt al-Arab floodplain, an ancient agricultural system outside of the Iraqi city of Basra, was dug in the 9th century A.D. by a labor force of enslaved Africans, known as the Zanj, exploited by the Abbasid Caliphate. archaeology.org/news/2025/06/0…

More coverage of our recent research in 🅰ntiquity Journal Read the original paper here: doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2…

NEW Did a slave revolt cause the decline of medieval farming in southern Iraq? New dates suggests earthworks in the region stayed in use following the 9th-century-AD Zanj rebellion, questioning the traditional historical narrative. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2…

Read the original research article here: doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2…

Did enslaved people build the monumental agricultural earthworks of Early Islamic Iraq? #MedievalMonday Scientific #archaeology sheds light on the impact of the Zanj rebellion, Mongol invasion, plague and climate change on the Iraqi landscape. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2…