Evidence of high efficiency water-harvesting by ancient farmers in the Negev Desert, Israel

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 341-348

  Lavee, Hanoch ^a   Poesen, Jean ^b   Yair, Aaron ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

ancient agriculture; infiltration; rainfall simulation; runoff generation; stone position; water harvesting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031080185     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0170     Document Type: Article

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