Farmers used trash to grow crops in barren sand 1000 years ago

Joel Roskin
Itamar Taxel

Department of Environment, Planning and Sustainability

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Description

Crops don't generally thrive in desert-like ground, but 1000 years ago farmers in Israel utilised refuse such as ash and bones to turn sand into fertile land

Period	24 Apr 2024

Media contributions

Title	Farmers used trash to grow crops in barren sand 1000 years ago
Country/Territory	Israel
Date	24/04/24
URL	https://www.newscientist.com/article/2467639-farmers-used-trash-to-grow-crops-in-barren-sand-1000-years-ago/
Persons	Joel Roskin, Itamar Taxel

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Keywords

sand, agriculture, geoarchaeology