Reconstructing irrigation at the Otrar Oasis, Kazakhstan, AD 800-1700
Clarke, D., Sala, R, Deom, J.-M. and Meseth, E. (2005) Reconstructing irrigation at the Otrar Oasis, Kazakhstan, AD 800-1700. Irrigation and Drainage, 54, (4), 375-388. (doi:10.1002/ird.195).
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Description/Abstract
Irrigation has been practised near the Syr Darya river in Central Asia for over 1300 years. Low-level aerial surveys have been used to determine the extent of the former canal network and archaeological excavations have identified phases of expansion and contraction of towns that depended on irrigated agriculture. From AD 1000 onwards, extensive series of engineered canals were constructed, producing a rich agricultural society in a region formerly considered to be dominated by nomadic pastoralists. Phases and expansion of agricultural development are related to regional changes in climate. Modern irrigation models have been used to reconstruct likely crop water requirements.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| ISSNs: | 1531-0353 (print) 1531-0361 (electronic) |
| Keywords: | irrigation, central asia, arcaeology, asie centrale, archéologie |
| Subjects: | C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology D History General and Old World > DS Asia T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Item ID: | 39459 |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jun 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2012 17:00 |
| Contributors: | Clarke, D. (Author) Sala, R (Author) Deom, J.-M. (Author) Meseth, E. (Author) |
| Date: | October 2005 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | dc@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/39459 |
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