Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) materials, enabling energy storage by capturing of
charge carriers and then the energy conversion to light via photostimulation, can find many …

Terraces and lynchets are ubiquitous worldwide and can provide increasingly important
Ecosystem Services (ESs), which may be able to mitigate aspects of climate change. They …

This paper addresses the diffusion of agricultural and irrigation technologies into the steppe
regions of the Middle East during the Early Islamic period (seventh to eleventh centuries …

Located in the middle basin of the Pulvar river (Fars, Iran), Pasargadae was founded around
550 BCE in the early days of the Achaemenid Empire. Its territory is dotted with remains of …

Within the territory of the ancient province of Persia, which corresponds approximately to the
present-day region of Fars in southern Iran, numerous remains of hydraulic structures are …

The qanāt, as a traditional, low-cost, sustainable, water distribution system, was fundamental
for the settlement of arid environments. This brief introduction to the special issue “The …

Different types of drainage galleries exist in Span: mina de agua, qanat, cimbra or tajea and
galleries associated with a groundwater dam (buried in the bed of the channel to stop sub …

Qanats, as traditional and intelligent water infrastructures, have garnered attention across
various scientific disciplines. However, a comprehensive, holistic view of Qanats remains …

This article provides the final assessment of a large-scale optically stimulated luminescence
(OSL) dating project of water installations in the arid Negev Highlands, southern Israel …

Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) techniques, supported by geomorphological
analysis, have been applied to date the construction of shaft and gallery irrigation systems …