Water histories and spatial archaeology : ancient Yemen and the American West

1. Verfasser: Harrower, Michael J.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Umfang/Format: 232 p. : ill.
ISBN: 9781316471142
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781316471142
Schlagworte:
East and West > History.
Human geography > West (U.S.) > History.
Human geography > Yemen (Republic) > History > To 1500.
Irrigation > West (U.S.) > History.
Irrigation > Yemen (Republic) > History > To 1500.
Spatial analysis (Statistics) in archaeology
Water-supply > West (U.S.) > History.
Water-supply > Yemen (Republic) > History > To 1500.
West (U.S.) > Antiquities.
Yemen (Republic) > Antiquities.
Parallelausgabe: Water histories and spatial archaeology : ancient Yemen and the American West. [Print]
Online-Zugang: Online available (Cambridge University Press)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: Comparing water histories of America and Arabia
  • 2. Comparison and juxtaposition in archaeology : water, agriculture and state formation in space and time
  • 3. Water histories of ancient Yemen in global comparative perspective
  • 4. Pastoralism, water and the beginning of agriculture in Southwest Arabia
  • 5. Water histories of Southwest Arabian kingdoms (and the American West)
  • 6. Conclusion: Water histories, comparison, geopolitics and spatial archaeology.

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