Agricultural decline in the Siraf region, Iran
- Autores: T.J. Wilkinson
- Localización: Paléorient, ISSN 0153-9345, Vol. 2, Nº. 1, 1974, págs. 123-132
- Idioma: francés
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Resumen
The region around the 9th-llth century city of Siraf, Iran, is examined to show how intensive surveys can help in the assessment of the economic geography of archaeological sites. Agricultural land, much of it terraced, was found to spread over 6 km inland from the city occupying land which is shunned by modern cultivators. Frequently this land was stripped and fragmented by sheet or gully erosion but cultural remains enabled me original ground surfaces to be re-constructed The total area of Siraf period agricultural land manured from city refuse is represented cartographically and the resulting distribution is shown to be clustered around the city in response to both economic and physical controls. It is hoped that similar studies if applied to earlier archaeological sites may aid in the interpretation of site catchment analyses.
