Millennial landscape change in Jordan : geoarchaeology and cultural ecology

1. Verfasser: Cordova, Carlos E., 1965-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Tucson, Ariz. : University of Arizona Press, 2007.
Umfang/Format: xix, 254 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Inhalte/Bestandteile: 2 Datensätze
Online Zugang: Table of contents only
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Approaches to the study of ancient Jordanian landscapes in the Near eastern context
  • The physical scene
  • Endowed landscape: Woodland
  • Encroaching drylands: steppe and desert
  • Paleoecological and geoarchaeological records: current status and prospects
  • Patterns of millennial landscape change
  • Interpreting millennial landscape change
  • Appendix: Latin, English, and Arabic names of plants
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index.