Mediterranean Landscape Dynamics 1 (MedLand1) project 2004-2011
(Arizona State University, Universitat de València, Universidad de Murcia, University of Jordan, North Carolina State University, Hendricks College, & Geoarchaeological Research Associates)
Building on 2 decades of research on prehistoric human-environmental interaction in the western Mediterranean, I began the MedLand project to create a computational laboratory to carry out modeling experiments in socio-ecological dynamics. Supported by the NSF Biocomplexity in the Environment Program (grants BCS-4102699, BCS-638879, and BCS-543848), this large-scale, interdisciplinary research project also supported archaeological and paleoecological fieldwork in two study areas at opposite ends of the Mediterranean (eastern Spain and western Jordan) to parameterize and validate the computational models. The initial major publication of this work is:
Barton, C. M., Ullah, I., & Mitasova, H. (2010). Computational modeling and socioecological dynamics: a case study from southwest Asia. American Antiquity, 75(2), 364-386.
(see Publications section for other papers)
Image Captions and Locations
| Image# | Caption | Coordinates | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | MedLand detailed study locations | ||
| 02 | Rio Penaguila watershed | ||
| 03 | Penaguila valley (2003) | ||
| 04 | Penaguila valley (2003) | ||
| 05 | Penaguila valley (2003) | ||
| 06 | Penaguila valley (2003) | ||
| 07 | Wadi Ziqulab watershed (Landsat over SRTM) | ||
| 08 | Wadi Ziqlab (2006) Photo by I Ullah | ||
| 09 | Wadi Ziqlab (2006) Photo by I Ullah | ||
| 10 | Wadi Ziqlab (2006) Photo by I Ullah | ||
| 11 | Wadi Ziqlab landscape. Photo by I Ullah | ||
| 12 | MedLand Modeling Laboratory | ||
| 13 | Medland Modeling Laboratory interface | ||
| 14 | Modeling surface processes | ||
| 15 | Modeling surface processes | ||
| 16 | Paleoclimate modeling for the Levant | ||
| 17 | Space-time volume of precipitation over the Jordan valley 10k-6kbp | ||
| 18 | Digitizing landforms in 3D with anaglyph images | 33.420667˚ N, 111.93533˚ W | Arizona State University, Tempe, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
| 19 | Penaguila landforms analysis (2007) | ||
| 20 | Penaguila landforms analysis (2007) | ||
| 21 | Vegatation modeling (2007) | ||
| 22 | Using Corona images to ID archaeological sites | ||
| 23 | Using Corona images to ID archaeological sites | ||
| 24 | Modeling 40yrs of land-use and landscape change in the Wadi Ziqlab | ||
| 25 | Modeling 40yrs of land-use and landscape change in the Wadi Ziqlab | ||
| 26 | Penaguila valley. Modeled erosion/deposition after 50 yrs | ||
| 27 | Penaguila valley. Modeled erosion/deposition after 50 yrs | ||
| 28 | Reconstructed paleoterrain in the Penaguila valley | ||
| 29 | Penaguila valley. Modeled land-landuse & land cover after 10 years | ||
| 30 | Penaguila valley. Modeled land-landuse & land cover after 100 years | ||
| 31 | Penaguila valley. Modeled land-landuse & land cover after 500 years | ||
| 32 | Penaguila valley. Modeled land-landuse & land cover after 1000 years | ||
| 33 | Modeling barranco incision in the Penaguila valley | ||
| 34 | Modeling socioecological impacts of site location | ||
| 35 | Modeling socioecological impacts of site location |