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Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands: The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society (Prehistoric Archaeology & Ecology S.)
Curtis E. Larsen
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Description for Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands: The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society (Prehistoric Archaeology & Ecology S.)
Paperback. Series: Prehistoric Archaeology & Ecology S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1ill.72figs. BIC Classification: HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 566.
According to archeological and historical records, the Bahrain Islands of the Arabian Gulf were the home of a flourishing civilization four thousant years ago. Then, as now, these islands served as an important locus of maritime trade, but they were also characterized as a land of copious artesian springs and fertile fields. Modern Bahrain, in contrast, is beset by environmental and demographic problems: the depletion of the artesian water supply, abandonment of rural agricultural lands, and rapid population growth. In this exemplary interdisciplinary study, Curtis E. Larsen combines archeological, geological, historical, and anthropological methods to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental and socioeconomic ... Read more
According to archeological and historical records, the Bahrain Islands of the Arabian Gulf were the home of a flourishing civilization four thousant years ago. Then, as now, these islands served as an important locus of maritime trade, but they were also characterized as a land of copious artesian springs and fertile fields. Modern Bahrain, in contrast, is beset by environmental and demographic problems: the depletion of the artesian water supply, abandonment of rural agricultural lands, and rapid population growth. In this exemplary interdisciplinary study, Curtis E. Larsen combines archeological, geological, historical, and anthropological methods to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental and socioeconomic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Series
Prehistoric Archaeology & Ecology S.
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226469065
SKU
V9780226469065
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