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DOI	10.1558/jia.36954
	Climate, Land Use, and Landscape Change in Southern Bilad al-Sham (Northern Jordan) during the Islamic Periods
	Lucke, Bernhard
通讯作者	Lucke, B
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ARCHAEOLOGY
ISSN	2051-9710
EISSN	2051-9729
出版年	2018
卷号	5 期号:2 页码:203-223
英文摘要	Common narratives of "decline" in Jordan and Syria during the Islamic periods are based on diminishing evidence for construction and maintenance of monumental architecture, and often consider man-made degradation of the environment, such as soil erosion due to mismanagement, as a key factor of reduced productivity. This contribution tackles the question of historic landscape change with a case study of the site of Abila in northern Jordan, and reviews the literature on the matter. Sediments in the Wadi Queilbeh near Abila suggest that two periods of rapid and significant deposition took place during the 6th and 14th-15th centuries AD, which were connected with extreme rainfalls induced by global climate fluctuations. As well, a general trend to drier conditions is discernible after the 6th century. Other periods are characterized by absence of sedimentation, and soil distribution in the vicinity suggests stable and fertile conditions where water availability determines the agricultural potential. Changes of settlement and environment can be explained with reduced rainfalls during the Islamic periods that led to a diversification of land use from market-oriented agriculture towards subsistence farming. This reduced surpluses and thus less monumental buildings were built. The practice of a mixed economy with an increasing share of pastoralism was connected with natural reforestation of some areas, and seasonal use of many areas may have led to incorrect perceptions of "empty" lands by European travelers. Tribes settled when they could realize the benefits of agriculture. Climate fluctuations most likely represent the underlying drivers of environmental and economic changes in northern Jordan during the Islamic periods.
英文关键词	Landscape change soil erosion environmental degradation Muslim conquest Abila of the Decapolis climate change
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000459954100004
WOS关键词	DECAPOLIS REGION ; SOIL DEVELOPMENT ; SOREQ CAVE ; NEAR-EAST ; SEA ; SEDIMENTS ; DESERTIFICATION ; PALEOCLIMATE ; SPELEOTHEM ; VEGETATION
WOS类目	Archaeology
WOS研究方向	Archaeology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/333314
作者单位	[Lucke, Bernhard] FAU Erlangen Nuremberg, Inst Geog, Erlangen, Germany
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lucke, Bernhard. Climate, Land Use, and Landscape Change in Southern Bilad al-Sham (Northern Jordan) during the Islamic Periods[J],2018,5(2):203-223.
APA	Lucke, Bernhard.(2018).Climate, Land Use, and Landscape Change in Southern Bilad al-Sham (Northern Jordan) during the Islamic Periods.JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ARCHAEOLOGY,5(2),203-223.
MLA	Lucke, Bernhard."Climate, Land Use, and Landscape Change in Southern Bilad al-Sham (Northern Jordan) during the Islamic Periods".JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ARCHAEOLOGY 5.2(2018):203-223.

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