The Preservation of the Agricultural Land Divisions in the Limestone Massif of Northern Syria during the Roman and Byzantine Eras

Abstract

The paper presents the analysis of the limestone massif in Northern Syria during the Roman and Byzantine eras with new evaluations and considerations of the morphology of the ancient landscape in relation to the exploitation of natural resources (water) and the organization of the arable land for agriculture. Modern and contemporary shape of the area still reflects and shares the same characteristics of the past and the observation of the anomalies can definitely contribute to the reconstruction of the ancient rural landscape and the identification of the several archaeological sites therein.