Drought stress variability in ancient Near Eastern agricultural systems evidenced by δ 13 C in barley grain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23373120 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simone Riehl (0000-0002-1744-0032, Institute for Archaeological Science and), Konstantin Pustovoytov (0000-0003-2838-5371, University of Hohenheim), Konstantin E Pustovoytov (Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; and), Heike Weippert (Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University of Hohenheim, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany; and), Stefan Klett (Institute for Archaeological Science and), Frank Hole (Yale University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 111 |
| Issue | 34 |
| Pages | 12348-12353 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-8424 • E-ISSN: 1091-6490 |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.1409516111 |
| PMID | 25114225 |
| PMCID | PMC4151733 |
| OpenAlex | W1984739611 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
| References cited | 55 |
Significance Collapse and resilience of ancient Near Eastern societies is intrinsically tied to agricultural production. Despite intensive palaeoclimate research, the role of environmental conditions in ancient agricultural production is little understood. Stable carbon isotope analysis on cereal grains from archaeological sites provides a direct evidence for drought stress. This paper demonstrates that drought stress correlated with major climatic fluctuations and affected many agricultural settlements in the ancient Near East but that its regional impact was diverse and influenced by geographic factors and human technology. The results lead to a better understanding of how ancient agricultural societies performed under fluctuating climate and regionally diverse environmental conditions.
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