TY - JOUR
T1 - Archaeology and desertification in the Vera basin (Almeria, south-east Spain)
AU - Castro, Pedro
AU - Gili, Sylvia
AU - Lull, Vicente
AU - Mico, Rafael
AU - Rihuete, Cristina
AU - Risch, Roberto
AU - Yll, Ma Encarna Sanahuja
AU - Chapman, Robert
PY - 2000/12/1
Y1 - 2000/12/1
N2 - Field research and predictive modelling of global warming and desertification by environmental scientists in the Mediterranean has concentrated on the short term. In this paper, it is argued that collaboration between the historical sciences, especially archaeology, and the environmental sciences can provide a longer-term perspective on desertification in' the Mediterranean. Such collaboration has taken place recently in the Vera basin (Almería, south-east Spain), with the financial support of the European Union. Details of the archaeological and historical sequences of occupation in the basin are given, before presenting the main trends in demography, settlement and political systems from 4000 BC until the present day. This is followed by details of the long-term record of degradation in the Vera basin. The paper concludes by using the long-term record to propose recommendations for the future management of this landscape. Copyright © 2000 Sage Publications.
AB - Field research and predictive modelling of global warming and desertification by environmental scientists in the Mediterranean has concentrated on the short term. In this paper, it is argued that collaboration between the historical sciences, especially archaeology, and the environmental sciences can provide a longer-term perspective on desertification in' the Mediterranean. Such collaboration has taken place recently in the Vera basin (Almería, south-east Spain), with the financial support of the European Union. Details of the archaeological and historical sequences of occupation in the basin are given, before presenting the main trends in demography, settlement and political systems from 4000 BC until the present day. This is followed by details of the long-term record of degradation in the Vera basin. The paper concludes by using the long-term record to propose recommendations for the future management of this landscape. Copyright © 2000 Sage Publications.
KW - Archaeology
KW - Demography
KW - Desertification
KW - Long-term perspective
KW - Political systems
KW - Settlement
KW - South-east Spain
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=17044414266&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/146195710000300201
DO - 10.1177/146195710000300201
M3 - Article
SN - 1461-9571
VL - 3
SP - 147
EP - 166
JO - European Journal of Archaeology
JF - European Journal of Archaeology
IS - 2
ER -