Propylaeum

The newly published dissertation by Heinz Sperling was created in the research context of "Archeology of premodern economies". It succeeds in determining the production conditions of a Roman brick factory in the northwestern provinces by using open source models. This makes it possible to make quantitative statements about the maximum production capacity, the personnel and fuel requirements and the transport costs of such antique systems. Application example is the Roman brick factory in Dormagen.