| Title: | Investigating agricultural sustainability and strategies in northern Mesopotamia: results produced using a socio-ecological modeling approach |
| Authors: | Altaweel, M |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Journal: | Journal of Archaeological Science |
| Volume (Issue): | 35 |
| Pages: | 821-835 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jas.2007.06.012 |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic only |
| Primary Application Category: | paleohydrology or ancient civilization hydrology |
| Secondary Application Category: | crop, forest and/or vegetation growth/yield and/or parameters |
| Watershed Description: | Reconstruction of the area surrounding the ancient city of Assur in Mesopotamia, which was politically/culturally significant during the Iron Age (1200 - 600 BC). 3,243 crop fields were simulated in the study, with 2,518 fields in the uplands and 725 alluvial fields. |
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| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Modeling; Simulation; Landscape; Socio-ecological; Agriculture; Mesopotamia |