Land Behind Baghdad by Robert McCormick Adams
A History of Settlement on the Diyala Plains
A landmark archaeological study of the Diyala plains east of Baghdad, it reconstructs long-term settlement patterns, irrigation systems, and environmental change from prehistoric periods through the Islamic era. Combining systematic surface surveys, ceramic analysis, and historical sources, it maps cycles of urban growth and decline tied to shifting river courses, water control, and political authority. The work offers a foundational model for how landscape and institutions together shaped Mesopotamian communities over millennia.
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- 1965
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- American
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- Original Language
- English
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