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

垄和沟的形成是古代农业实践的遗产，在萨克森-安哈尔特州的大部分地区都有。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，如目的，耕作实践和垄沟耕作的好处。重要的历史著作没有包括在内，也没有进行土壤实验室调查。本项目的重点是对历史书面资料和垄沟土壤基本特性的系统回顾。此外，生物和分子标记，如甾醇，甾烷醇，甾酮，胆汁酸和黑碳以及稳定同位素（d13 C，d15 N）获得了深刻的了解垄沟施肥实践。跨学科和多分析的方法旨在获得更深入的见解，在山脊和犁沟文化。最后，将结果与现代土地利用结合起来。

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.