Table of Contents: The archaeology of drylands :

Other Authors:	Barker, Graeme.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Series:	One world archaeology ; 39
Subjects:	Social archaeology. Landscape archaeology. Human ecology. Deserts > History. Land settlement > History. Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric > History. Arid regions agriculture > Social aspects > History. Climatic changes > History. Arid regions agriculture. Climatic changes. Deserts. Land settlement. Land settlement patterns, Prehistoric. History. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology. Arid regions agriculture > Social aspects.
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Table of 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.