Human Adaptation to Environmental Change in the Northern Dongola Reach
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23627770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Derek A Welsby (British Museum, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 309-326 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Ancient Nubia (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190496272.013.17 |
| OpenAlex | W3197222694 |
| ISBN | 9780190496272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
Survey on the east bank of the Nile by the Sudan Archaeological Research Society between 1993 and 1996 was able to chart in detail changes in human settlement patterns. These reflect the political situation and developments in the agro-economy, but most importantly, fundamental changes in the hydrology of the Nile and in the local climate. In the Kerma periods the braided Nile channel was able to support a large population probably aided by greater local rainfall. With the demise of the eastern Nile channels and increasing aridity this population density became unsustainable and by the early 1st millennium bce the region, apart from the bank of the main Nile channel, was largely abandoned.
Archaeology · Arid · Business · Channel (broadcasting) · Climate change · Demise · Geography · Human settlement · Political science · Population · Settlement (finance) · Sociology · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Demography · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |