Agricultural, architectural and archaeological evidence for the role and ecological adaptation of a scattered mountain oasis in Oman

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 177-197

  Siebert, S ^a   Haser J ^b   Nagieb, M ^a   Korn, L ^c   Buerkert, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b GERMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecological agriculture; Landscape archaeology; Oasis agriculture; Vernacular rural architecture; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; OASIS AGRICULTURE; VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE;

ASH-SHARQIYAH; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MAQTA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; WORLD;

EID: 14844334302     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.09.023     Document Type: Article

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