Human Ecology in the Wadi Al-Hasa: Land Use and Abandonment through the Holocene

Because of this, his book will interest not only Levantine archaeologists but also any researcher interested in the long-term effects of human land use and land use decisions. Significantly, he uses the conceptual framework of the Annales school to separate the short-term benefits of land use decisi...

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Published in:American anthropologist 2007, Vol.109 (1), p.216-216
Main Author: Ullah, Isaac I
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Geographic information systems
Historical anthropology
Holocene
Human ecology
Land use
Love
Middle East
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Summary:Because of this, his book will interest not only Levantine archaeologists but also any researcher interested in the long-term effects of human land use and land use decisions. Significantly, he uses the conceptual framework of the Annales school to separate the short-term benefits of land use decisions from the long-term effects those decisions have on the landscape and on the range of possible future decisions. The analysis also indicates that more recovery time was needed after periods of extensive settlement in the more marginal areas of the Hasa than for periods of less-intensive use.
ISSN:0002-7294
1548-1433
DOI:10.1525/aa.2007.109.1.216.1