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Population Growth and Decline in the Northern Part of Eretz-Israel during the Historical Period as Related to Climatic Changes

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Eretz-Israel (The Land of Israel) is located at the south-eastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea, between the Sea and the Syrian Desert. It is the transition zone between the Euroasian and African continents, and between the Mediterranean and the arid climatic zones (Map 7.1). The historical-geographical name Eretz-Israel applies to the region between the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River and the Dead Sea Rift Valley, which includes the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority and was known until 1948 as the British Mandate of Palestine. This land has been settled by Man since the early stages of his history upon earth, since the Early Pleistocene. Archaeological findings and historical records present the history of the Land and its inhabitants during the historical and pre-historical periods.

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    Arie S. Issar

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Netser, M. (1998). Population Growth and Decline in the Northern Part of Eretz-Israel during the Historical Period as Related to Climatic Changes. In: Issar, A.S., Brown, N. (eds) Water, Environment and Society in Times of Climatic Change. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3659-6_7

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