Development and cultivation of ridge and furrow sites in Saxony-Anhalt

山脊和沟渠形成是古代农业实践的遗产，这种做法出现在萨克森-安哈尔特的大部分地区。20世纪60年代和70年代在阿尔特马克和哈茨山脉(萨克森-安哈尔特)进行的研究没有最终澄清许多悬而未决的问题，如垄沟栽培的目的、耕作实践和效益。重要的历史著作没有被包括在内，土壤实验室调查也没有进行。在这个项目中，重点是对历史文字资料和垄沟的基本土壤特征的系统回顾。此外，生物和分子标志物，如甾醇、甾醇、甾酮、胆汁酸和黑碳以及稳定同位素(d13C、d15N)使人们对垄沟施肥实践有了深刻的了解。这种跨学科和多分析的方法旨在获得对垄沟文化的更深层次的洞察。最后，结果将与现代土地利用相结合。

Ridge and furrow formations are legacies of ancient agricultural practices, which occur in large parts of Saxony-Anhalt. Numerous open questions such as purpose, cultivation practice and benefits of ridge and furrow cultivation were not finally clarified by the studies performed in the Altmark and Harz Mountains (Saxony-Anhalt) in the 1960s and 1970s. Important historical writings were not included and soil laboratory investigations were not performed. A systematic review of historic written sources and basic soil characterization of ridges and furrows are focused in this project. Additionaly, bio- and molecularmarkers such as sterols, stanols, stanones, bile acids and black carbon as well as stable isotopes (d13C, d15N) gain profound knowledge about ridge and furrow manuring practice. The interdisciplinary and multianalytical approach aims to gain deeper insights in ridge and furrow culture. Finally, results will be brought into context with modern land use.