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The archaeology and ethnoarchaeology of rain-fed cultivation in arid and hyper-arid North Africa
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Lancelotti, Carla Biagetti, Stefano Zerboni, Andrea Usai, Donatella Madella, Marco |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Rain-fed cultivation in drylands—especially in arid and hyper-arid areas—is often considered to play a minor role in human subsistence. Drawing upon the results of ethnoarchaeological research in North Africa, this paper reviews non-irrigated agricultural practices in the absence of anthropogenic water-harvesting structures, and presents a proposal for how such practices can be identified in the drylands of the past. An improved understanding of the long-term development of rain-fed cultivation augments our knowledge of past land-use strategies and can inform future models of sustainable agriculture in some of the world's driest regions. |
| Starting Page | 1026 |
| Ending Page | 1039 |
| Page Count | 14 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2019.109 |
| Volume Number | 93 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://air.unimi.it/retrieve/handle/2434/670768/1295078/zerboni%20et%20al.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2019.109 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |