Early Islamic agriculture and water management: Talking about a “revolution”
15:45-19:00 (Brussels)
15:45 Case studies
Helena Kirchner, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
The Green Revolution between technique transfer and local adaptation: The making of a new agricultural landscape in al-Andalus
Vladimir Dabrowski, CNRS-National Museum of Natural History (Paris)
What Islamic agricultural revolution in eastern Arabia? Recent archaeobotanical discoveries (1st millennium CE)
Gideon Avni, Israel Antiquities Authority and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
A “Eurasian exchange”? The penetration of new agricultural and water management technologies into the southern Levant, 6th-10th centuries CE
17:15 Break
17:30 Discussion
Discussant: Chris Wickham, University of Oxford
Discussant: Seven Ağır, Middle East Technical University
General debate and questions
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