Life and Land Use on the Bahrain Islands The Geoarchaeology of an Ancient Society |
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| Author:
| Larsen, Curtis E. |
| Series title: | Prehistoric Archeology and Ecology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-46906-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1984 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionAccording 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 exemplary interdisciplinary study, Curtis E. Larsen combines archeological, geological, historical, and anthropological methods to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental and socioeconomic context that links Bahrain's present to its past.