Water Management and the Habitability of the South of Iran during the Iron Age
Keywords:
Hydrology, falaj, qanat, Oman peninsula, Gulf, Archaeology
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Abstract
Regarding ancient populations, the management of water resources played a significant role in the determination of the habitability of the different communities. This fact is even more crucial if the mentioned communities inhabited arid, hostile regions, with similar climatic and hydrological developments. This is the case for southern Iran, an area where further research is still necessary. Moreover, the late start of the use of the qanat must be taken into account, as it forced the populations to resort to alternative techniques of water supply.
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