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Early Islamic irrigated farmsteads and the spread of qanats in Eurasia
Abstract This paper addresses the diffusion of agricultural and irrigation technologies into the steppe regions of the Middle East during the Early Islamic period (seventh to eleventh centuries CE), focusing on the study of the origin and distribution of qanats – unique man-made underground water transportation systems that spread across Eurasia. Several excavated Early Islamic farmsteads in the Arabah and Jordan Valleys present a case study for the spread of these systems into larger areas of the Middle East and beyond. The discussion targets the relationship between settlement processes and the introduction of qanats, either as an innovation, or as an intensification and expansion of an already existing technology. Based on the excavations at these sites and on comparative data from various regions in Eurasia I suggest that the massive expansion of qanats was associated with the new geo-political situation following the Arab conquest, which enhanced the diffusion of new agricultural and irrigation technologies.
Early Islamic irrigated farmsteads and the spread of qanats in Eurasia
Abstract This paper addresses the diffusion of agricultural and irrigation technologies into the steppe regions of the Middle East during the Early Islamic period (seventh to eleventh centuries CE), focusing on the study of the origin and distribution of qanats – unique man-made underground water transportation systems that spread across Eurasia. Several excavated Early Islamic farmsteads in the Arabah and Jordan Valleys present a case study for the spread of these systems into larger areas of the Middle East and beyond. The discussion targets the relationship between settlement processes and the introduction of qanats, either as an innovation, or as an intensification and expansion of an already existing technology. Based on the excavations at these sites and on comparative data from various regions in Eurasia I suggest that the massive expansion of qanats was associated with the new geo-political situation following the Arab conquest, which enhanced the diffusion of new agricultural and irrigation technologies.
Early Islamic irrigated farmsteads and the spread of qanats in Eurasia
Avni, Gideon (author)
Water History ; 10 ; 313-338
2018-12-15
26 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Early Islamic irrigated farmsteads and the spread of qanats in Eurasia
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