Climate resilience in the desert areas of Egypt

Today the Saharan region is known as a hyper-arid environment with minimal human activity outside the few oases. However, archaeological evidence suggests that, in the past, the landscape was more accessible and that settlements sprang up around springs and wells that were linked by well-used routes...

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Autores principales: Bunbury, Judith, Litherland, Piers, Litherland, Jenny, Accetta Crowe, Kelly, Smerdon, Bryony, Pantos, Alexis, Smith , Graham
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2023
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Egipto
desierto
adaptación
cambio climático
precipitaciones
Egypt
desert
adaptation
climate change
rainfall
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spelling I15-R225-article-1352024-07-24T15:30:44Z Climate resilience in the desert areas of Egypt Resiliencia climática en las zonas desérticas de Egipto Bunbury, Judith Litherland, Piers Litherland, Jenny Accetta Crowe, Kelly Smerdon, Bryony Pantos, Alexis Smith , Graham Egipto desierto adaptación cambio climático precipitaciones Egypt desert adaptation climate change rainfall Today the Saharan region is known as a hyper-arid environment with minimal human activity outside the few oases. However, archaeological evidence suggests that, in the past, the landscape was more accessible and that settlements sprang up around springs and wells that were linked by well-used routes. Our studies suggest that this activity was concentrated into historical periods when fresh water was available, particularly the Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom and the Graeco-Roman Period. Comparison with records of global temperature proxies in the Greenland Ice Sheet Project show that these periods of activity were also times of high global temperatures, leading to the conclusion times of global warming produce increased rainfall in the Saharan region that supports ecosystems and activity in the desert. Hoy en día, la región del Sahara es conocida como un entorno hiperárido con una mínima actividad humana por fuera de los pocos oasis. Sin embargo, la evidencia arqueológica sugiere que, en el pasado, el paisaje era más accesible y que los asentamientos surgieron alrededor de manantiales y pozos que estaban conectados por rutas muy transitadas. Nuestros estudios sugieren que la actividad se concentró en períodos históricos en los que había agua dulce disponible particularmente en la Dinastía XVIII durante el Reino Nuevo y en el período greco-romano. La comparación con los registros de indicadores de temperatura global en el “Greenland Ice Sheet Project” (Proyecto Inlandsis) muestra que estos períodos de actividad también fueron épocas de altas temperaturas globales, lo que lleva a la conclusión de que los períodos de calentamiento global producen un aumento de las precipitaciones en la región del Sahara que sustentan los ecosistemas y la actividad en el desierto. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2023-12-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/135 10.35305/cl.vi22.135 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; No. 22 (2023): Community Resilience in Ancient Egypt; 1-19 Claroscuro. Revista del Centro de Estudios sobre Diversidad Cultural; Núm. 22 (2023): Resiliencia comunitaria en el Antiguo Egipto; 1-19 2314-0542 eng https://claroscuro.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/135/130 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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topic Egipto
desierto
adaptación
cambio climático
precipitaciones
Egypt
desert
adaptation
climate change
rainfall
spellingShingle Egipto
desierto
adaptación
cambio climático
precipitaciones
Egypt
desert
adaptation
climate change
rainfall
Bunbury, Judith
Litherland, Piers
Litherland, Jenny
Accetta Crowe, Kelly
Smerdon, Bryony
Pantos, Alexis
Smith , Graham
Climate resilience in the desert areas of Egypt
topic_facet Egipto
desierto
adaptación
cambio climático
precipitaciones
Egypt
desert
adaptation
climate change
rainfall
author Bunbury, Judith
Litherland, Piers
Litherland, Jenny
Accetta Crowe, Kelly
Smerdon, Bryony
Pantos, Alexis
Smith , Graham
author_facet Bunbury, Judith
Litherland, Piers
Litherland, Jenny
Accetta Crowe, Kelly
Smerdon, Bryony
Pantos, Alexis
Smith , Graham
author_sort Bunbury, Judith
title Climate resilience in the desert areas of Egypt
title_short Climate resilience in the desert areas of Egypt
title_full Climate resilience in the desert areas of Egypt
title_fullStr Climate resilience in the desert areas of Egypt
title_full_unstemmed Climate resilience in the desert areas of Egypt
title_sort climate resilience in the desert areas of egypt
description Today the Saharan region is known as a hyper-arid environment with minimal human activity outside the few oases. However, archaeological evidence suggests that, in the past, the landscape was more accessible and that settlements sprang up around springs and wells that were linked by well-used routes. Our studies suggest that this activity was concentrated into historical periods when fresh water was available, particularly the Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom and the Graeco-Roman Period. Comparison with records of global temperature proxies in the Greenland Ice Sheet Project show that these periods of activity were also times of high global temperatures, leading to the conclusion times of global warming produce increased rainfall in the Saharan region that supports ecosystems and activity in the desert.
publisher Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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