Climate, political economy and agriculture in first and second millennia AD Anatolia

Written accounts suggest there were major changes in agricultural practices in Anatolia as the region switched between Roman, Byzantine, Arab and Turkic control, yet archaeological evidence of these changes is offered only on a site-by-site basis. This article presents the first synthesis of archaeobotanical, palynological and zooarchaeological evidence for changes in plant and animal husbandry in Anatolia through the first and second millennia AD. Available data indicate a minimal role of climate change in agricultural shifts but offer evidence for substantial changes towards short-term-return agricultural strategies in response to declining personal security, changing patterns of military provisioning and distinct taxation regimes

Agriculture · Ancient history · Archaeology · Economics · Economy · Geography · Political science · Politics · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History

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