The hydrological networks of the Balkh Oasis after the arrival of Islam: a landscape archaeological perspective
This article seeks to evaluate the development of the Balkh Oasis in Northern Afghanistan, from the perspective of hydrological management. The concept of 'oasis cities' has been applied to several lowland settlement systems in Central Asia, characterised as fertile river deltas surrounded...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Edinburgh University Press
2018
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