Research is not a luxury
Learning from historical crises
Mirko Nowak, a professor of Near Eastern archaeology, studies ancient Mesopotamia, among other topics. Based on his excavations, he draws conclusions about how early societies responded to water shortages and other crises.
About the person
Mirko Novák
is a full professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeological Sciences at the University of Bern.
Magazine uniFOKUS
What do we really need?
This article first appeared in uniFOKUS, the University of Bern print magazine. Four times a year, uniFOKUS focuses on one specialist area from different points of view. Current focus topic: Luxury