Angela
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Anyone remember the date for irrigation in the Tigris Eurphrates upland?
See:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/4800-160830-israel-olive-irrigation
"The Jerusalem Post reports that archaeologists led by researchers from the University of Haifa and the German Archaeological Institute have recovered a large number of 7,000-year-old olive pits in northern Israel. The early famers in the Tel Beit She’an Valley also grew wheat, barley, buckwheat, lentils, and peas, and they raised goats, sheep, cattle, and pigs. But the olive trees may have required an artificial irrigation system. “The existence of an ancient agricultural system that relies on artificial irrigation will require a significant change in how we perceive their agricultural sophistication,” said project leader Daniel Rosenberg. "
I'd say pretty sophisticated indeed. This is the Jordan Valley, by the way.
They also had the makings of a good, varied, and healthy cuisine when you add in fruits and herbs.
See:
http://www.archaeology.org/news/4800-160830-israel-olive-irrigation
"The Jerusalem Post reports that archaeologists led by researchers from the University of Haifa and the German Archaeological Institute have recovered a large number of 7,000-year-old olive pits in northern Israel. The early famers in the Tel Beit She’an Valley also grew wheat, barley, buckwheat, lentils, and peas, and they raised goats, sheep, cattle, and pigs. But the olive trees may have required an artificial irrigation system. “The existence of an ancient agricultural system that relies on artificial irrigation will require a significant change in how we perceive their agricultural sophistication,” said project leader Daniel Rosenberg. "
I'd say pretty sophisticated indeed. This is the Jordan Valley, by the way.
They also had the makings of a good, varied, and healthy cuisine when you add in fruits and herbs.