Sustainable farming in the Roman-Byzantine period: Dating an advanced agriculture system near the site of Shivta, Negev Desert, Israel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104134
Abstract: Abstract Ancient agricultural systems in the Negev Desert preserves abundant evidence of dryland farming from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods. These systems consist of dams, field plots, field towers, cisterns and thousands of… read more here.
Keywords: system; agriculture; shivta; period ... See more keywords
Archaeobotanical proxies and archaeological interpretation: A comparative study of phytoliths, pollen and seeds in dung pellets and refuse deposits at Early Islamic Shivta, Negev, Israel
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.03.010
Abstract: Abstract This article presents a systematic methodological comparison of three archaeobotanical proxies (phytoliths, pollen and seeds) applied to an assemblage of dung pellets and corresponding archaeological refuse deposits from Early Islamic contexts at the site… read more here.
Keywords: shivta; dung pellets; early islamic; refuse deposits ... See more keywords