Size Matters – Extra-Large Projects in the Ancient World

The Discussion forum “Size Matters: XXL Projects in the Ancient World”, organized by the Research Group (B-2) XXL – Monumentalized Knowledge: Extra-Large Projects in Ancient Civilizations, examines building projects and other major construction tasks, looking in particular at their social signifi cance within ancient societies as seen through multi- and inter-disciplinary research approaches. In discussion sessions the results of the research group will be presented as well as new perspectives from other scholars. In particular, the social signifi cance of large-scale projects and their internal and external impact will be considered. Did major construction projects have a stabilizing e ect on society? How much power, work and energy was actually needed? Does big mean monumental automatically? These are just some of the questions that will be raised in the “Size Matters: XXL Projects in the Ancient World” forum.