TY - BOOK AU - AlTikriti, Walid Yasin TI - Archaeology of the Falaj: A field study of the ancient irrigation systems of the United Arab Emirates/ Walid Yasin AlTikriti: علم الآثار من الفلج- وليد ياسين التكريتي SN - 9789948019497 PY - 2011/// PB - Abu Dhabi Culture and Heritage KW - TC801-978- Hydraulic Engineering- Irrigation Engineering- History KW - Traditional water resources KW - UAE N1 - CONTENTS: -- Introduction -- Geography of the UAE -- Climate of the UAE -- Groundwater resources of the UAE -- The Falaj irrigation system -- Archaeology of the Arabian Falaj -- Challenging the Persian origin of the Falaj system -- Impact of the Falaj system on Iron Age culture -- Falaf water management -- Conclusion --References. N2 - A field study of the ancient irrigation systems of the United Arab Emirates ER -