Formation and destruction of pastoral and irrigation landscapes on the Mughan Steppe, north-western Iran
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3422397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karim Alizadeh (0000-0002-5911-1878), Jason Ur (0000-0003-1806-6385, Harvard University), Jason A Ur |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 311 |
| Pages | 148-160 |
| Publication date | 2007-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00094904 |
| OpenAlex | W1647018120 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 43 |
| References cited | 22 |
CORONA satellite photography taken in the 1960s continues to reveal buried ancient landscapes and sequences of landscapes - some of them no longer visible. In this new survey of the Mughan Steppe in north-western Iran, the authors map a 'signature landscape' belonging to Sasanian irrigators, and discover that the traces of the nomadic peoples that succeeded them also show up on CORONA - in the form of scoops for animal shelters. The remains of these highly significant pastoralists have been virtually obliterated since the CORONA surveys by a new wave of irrigation farming. Such archaeological evaluation of a landscape has grave implications for the heritage of grassland nomads and the appreciation of their impact on history
Archaeology · Geography · Grassland · Irrigation · Livestock · Pastoralism · Steppe · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Forestry
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| Unique citing works | 43 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |