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Der Karlsgraben und die Anfänge des Kanalbaus in Europa
Künstliche Wasserwege in Antike und Mittelalter. Teil 2: Katalog und Tafeln
Artificial navigable canals serve to optimise natural waterways. In Europe, their origins date back to Antiquity and the Middle Ages. One of the most extraordinary constructions is the Karlsgraben connecting the Rhine and Danube rivers, which dates back to 792/793 AD. Based on sources and methods from archaeology, history and geosciences, this book presents new findings on the construction, construction site organisation and chronology, as well as the historical and political context. The Karlsgraben is then placed in the context of the development of early canal construction. The basis for this is a diachronic analysis of over 200 archaeologically and historically documented canals from Antiquity to the Late Middle Ages between northern England and the Iron Gate.
