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A defense of the theory of progressive soil salinization in ancient southern Mesopotamia

1988; Wiley; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/gea.3340030306

1520-6548

Michal Artzy, Daniel Hillel,

Marine and environmental studies

Abstract An explanation is given of the fundamental processes of soil salinization and degradation induced by irrigation of poorly‐drained river valleys in arid regions, and of why these processes were practically uncontrollable under the circumstances of ancient Southern Mesopotamia.