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Historical Roots of Heritage Horticulture in the Southern Coastal Plain of IsraelMotti Zohar, Yuval Ben-Bassat, Guy Bar-Oz
Land , 2025, 14, 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020285 The article reconstructs the agricultural landscape of the southern coastal...
Shiri Barnhart
Sep 3, 20251 min read
Shiri Barnhart
Jul 16, 20251 min read
Wine economy in Byzantine Shivta (Negev, Israel): Exploring the role of runoff agriculture and droughts through Agent-Based Modeling
PLOS One, July 10, 2025 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325204 Barak Garty, Gil Gambash, Sharona T. Levy, Guy Bar-Oz The article discusses how innovative dryland farming techniques, such as runoff harvesting systems, terraces, and pigeon towers, enabled intensive grape cultivation and a thriving wine export economy in the Byzantine era Negev desert. The study focuses on the resilience and adaptability of viticulture in the Shivta hinterland, analyzing how climatic ch
Shiri Barnhart
Jul 10, 20251 min read
Mediterranean Viticulture in Late Antique Palestine
Journal of Interdisciplinary History, LVI:1 (Summer, 2025), 43–79. https://doi.org/10.1162/JINH.a.3 Shulamit Miller, Guy Bar-Oz, Eyal Ben-Eliyahu, and Gil Gambash The article discusses viticulture as a prolific form of horticulture throughout Mediterranean history, especially during the Roman period and throughout Late Antiquity. Vintners across the greater Mediterranean produced wines of varying qualities that could be sold at a range of prices in local markets and taverns o
Shiri Barnhart
Jun 23, 20251 min read
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