01/2012 – 12/2016     
Promotion an der Freien Universität Berlin (Institut für Geographische Wissenschaften, Physische Geographie); Thema der Dissertation: „Human-Environmental Interactions in Northeastern Jordan"

01/2012 – 12/2013     
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Deutschen Archäologischen Institut (Orient-Abteilung) im DFG-Projekt "Aride Lebensräume im 5. bis frühen 3. Jt. v. Chr.: Mobile Subsistenz, Kommunikation und Ressourcennutzung in der nördlichen Badia (Nordostjordanien)"

10/2009 – 12/2011     
Masterstudium der Geographie (Schwerpunkt: Terrestrische Systeme) an der Freien Universität Berlin; Masterarbeit: "The Characterization of Tank Sediments from Two Small Tank Cascade Systems in the Vicinity of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka"

05/2011 – 12/2011     
Studentische Hilfskraft im Exzellencecluster 264 Topoi, Research Group A-I

05/2010 – 04/2011     
Studentische Hilfskraft an der Freien Universität Berlin, Projekt: "Alter und Struktur des antiken Bewässerungssystems Anuradhapuras, Sri Lanka"

07/2008 – 03/2010     
Studentische Hilfskraft im Exzellencecluster 264 Topoi, Projekt A-I-7: "Landschaftsrekonstruktion in Naga, Zentralsudan"

10/2006 – 09/2009     
Bachelorstudium der Geographischen Wissenschaften an der Freien Universität Berlin; Bachelorarbeit: "Geoarchäologische Untersuchungen zur Rekonstruktion des Großen Hafir in Naga, Zentralsudan"

10/2005 – 08/2006     
"Work & Travel" in Australien

06/2005     
Abitur am Gustav-Freytag Gymnasium, Gotha

Landscape Archaeology in Northeastern Jordan – Investigation of Socio-Environmental Systems in the Late Prehistory

This study investigated human-environmental interactions in northeastern Jordan since late prehistory. To achieve an integrated study in which ecological, economic and cultural factors are considered together, this thesis presented three landscape archaeological case studies focusing on different adaptation strategies of past societies. Overall, the different case studies demonstrated how the development of techniques (e.g. floodwater/runoff harvesting), the integration of different subsistence strategies (e.g. herding and farming), and different forms of lifestyle (e.g. mobile) successfully decreased the vulnerability of past societies investigated in the deserts of northeastern Jordan. The adaptation strategies were adjusted to the local environmental conditions, thus revealing the population’s in-depth knowledge of the natural environment and its local specificities. Their success is indicated by the vast amount of traces of human occupation in this region, documenting increased human activities during distinct late prehistoric and historical periods. All in all, this landscape archaeological study nicely illustrated how past societies adapted to marginal environments and lowered their marginality through technical measures and cultural practices.