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Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands: The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society

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Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands: The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society - Larsen, Curtis E
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According to archeological and historical records, the Bahrain Islands of the Arabian Gulf were the home of a flourishing civilization four thousant years ago. Then, as now, these islands served as an important locus of maritime trade, but they were also characterized as a land of copious artesian springs and fertile fields. Modern Bahrain, in contrast, is beset by environmental and demographic problems: the depletion of the artesian water supply, abandonment of rural agricultural lands, and rapid population growth. In this ...

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Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands: The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society 1984, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226469065

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