par Nol, Hagit 
Référence Palestine exploration quarterly, 147, 1, page (49-68)
Publication Publié, 2015-03
Référence Palestine exploration quarterly, 147, 1, page (49-68)
Publication Publié, 2015-03
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | The Arava is an arid region in the Southern Levant. Archaeological excavations and surveys in the area revealed dense settlement and sophisticated technologies from the eighth to ninth centuries—qanat water technology and copper production. Differences between the data of the middle and southern Arava suggest two separated economic systems. While the Southern Arava seems to be primarily an industrial area of copper that delivered the raw material to Ayla, the middle Arava was mainly agricultural and may be connected to trade routes. Studying the farming conditions of this arid area points to date palms as the main crop of the agricultural settlement. However, it is not yet clear where the Arava's produce was exported. |
