| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 372 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
One world archaeology ; 39
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One world archaeology ; 39.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I INTRODUCTION; 1 Living at the margin: themes in the archaeology of drylands; 2 The dynamic climatology of drylands; Part II SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL ASIA; 3 The decline of desert agriculture: a view from the classical period Negev; 4 Farmers, herders and miners in the Wadi Faynan, southern Jordan: a 10,000-year landscape archaeology; 5 Differing strategies for water supply and farming in the Syrian Black Desert. |
| Summary |
The chapters in this book discuss successes and failures of past land use and settlement in drylands, and contribute to wider debates about desertification and the sustainability of dryland settlement. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social archaeology.
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Social archaeology. |
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Landscape archaeology.
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Landscape archaeology. |
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Human ecology.
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Human ecology. |
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Deserts -- History.
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Deserts. |
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History. |
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Land settlement -- History.
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Land settlement. |
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Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric -- History.
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Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric. |
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Arid regions agriculture -- Social aspects -- History.
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Arid regions agriculture -- Social aspects. |
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Arid regions agriculture. |
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Climatic changes -- History.
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Climatic changes. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Barker, Graeme.
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Gilbertson, D. D.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Archaeology of drylands. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000 0415230012 (DLC) 00038257 (OCoLC)43798519 |
| ISBN |
020316573X (electronic book) |
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9780203165737 (electronic book) |
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9780415230018 |
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0415230012 |
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0415230012 |
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