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A defense of the theory of progressive soil salinization in ancient southern Mesopotamia
Author(s) -
Artzy Michal,
Hillel Daniel
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
geoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1520-6548
pISSN - 0883-6353
DOI - 10.1002/gea.3340030306
Subject(s) - mesopotamia , soil salinity , arid , irrigation , geology , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , earth science , environmental science , archaeology , soil science , soil water , paleontology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
An explanation is given of the fundamental processes of soil salinization and degradation induced by irrigation of poorly‐drained river valleys in arid regions, and of why these processes were practically uncontrollable under the circumstances of ancient Southern Mesopotamia.