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DOI	10.1177/0959683620913917
	Ancient runoff harvesting agriculture in the arid Beer Sheva Valley, Israel: An interdisciplinary study
	Haiman, Mordechai 1; Argaman, Eli 2; Stavi, Ilan 3,4
通讯作者	Stavi, Ilan
来源期刊	HOLOCENE
ISSN	0959-6836
EISSN	1477-0911
出版年	2020
卷号	30 期号:8 页码:1196-1204
英文摘要	Between 2004 and 2008, a wealth of ancient agriculture-related finds was uncovered during a survey throughout the loess plains of the Beer Sheva Valley region, in the arid northern Negev, Israel. The survey was conducted under the framework of an archeological study, aimed at assessing the similarities and dissimilarities of the valley's ancient agricultural systems to those of the Negev Highlands to the south and of the Judean Lowlands and Southern Hebron Mountains to the north. Data collection from selected sites included detailed mapping of settlements and their hinterlands. Ancient runoff farming systems, comprised of relatively uniform stone terraces transecting the wadis (ephemeral stream channels), and other agriculture-related structures, such as tuleilat el anab (spatially patterned stone mounds erected on hillslopes), were revealed throughout the region. Other archeological finds included a variety of structures, including livestock pens, square watchtowers, rock-cut water cisterns, and others. This study indicates that like the agricultural systems in the neighboring southern and northern regions, the systematic terracing of wadis across the Beer Sheva Valley region was affiliated with the monastic settlement system, which was centrally managed by the church in the service of the Byzantine Empire. The significance of this settlement system stems from its highly capable central organization, aiming to achieve geo-political control of space. Despite peaking in the mid-6th century CE, this system persisted throughout the Early Islamic period, until the mid-8th century CE. Results of this study contradict the conclusions of previous studies, which negated the viability of ancient runoff farming across the loess plains of the Beer Sheva Valley region. Insights of this research highlight the need for interdisciplinary studies when assessing the interactions between human populations and the natural environment in ancient times.
英文关键词	centrally managed agriculture geoarchaeology human-environment relations mixed farming systems multi-disciplinary studies state-organized settlements terraced wadis
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Israel
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000523548300001
WOS关键词	NEGEV ; SHIVTA ; DESERT
WOS类目	Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Physical Geography ; Geology
来源机构	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/314664
作者单位	1.Israel Antiqu Author, Jerusalem, Israel; 2.Minist Agr & Rural Dev, Soil Eros Res Stn, Rishon Leziyyon, Israel; 3.Dead Sea & Arava Sci Ctr, IL-88820 Yotvata, Israel; 4.Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Eilat Campus, Beer Sheva, Israel
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Haiman, Mordechai,Argaman, Eli,Stavi, Ilan. Ancient runoff harvesting agriculture in the arid Beer Sheva Valley, Israel: An interdisciplinary study[J]. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,2020,30(8):1196-1204.
APA	Haiman, Mordechai,Argaman, Eli,&Stavi, Ilan.(2020).Ancient runoff harvesting agriculture in the arid Beer Sheva Valley, Israel: An interdisciplinary study.HOLOCENE,30(8),1196-1204.
MLA	Haiman, Mordechai,et al."Ancient runoff harvesting agriculture in the arid Beer Sheva Valley, Israel: An interdisciplinary study".HOLOCENE 30.8(2020):1196-1204.