The Jazira region of Syria is the focus of this dataset showing precipitation patterns for normal years, with annual precipitation measured in millimetres. It was created by the University of Edinburgh as part of a study comparing ancient settlement patterns with modern environmental conditions. The dataset complements 13 other environmental and archaeological datasets used in the analysis.
Use Cases
- Modeling ancient settlement patterns based on precipitation data mentioned in the description
- Analyzing the relationship between rainfall and subsistence farming activities like barley and wheat cultivation
- Comparing modern and historical environmental conditions for the Jazira region
- Integrating precipitation data with soil, geology, and hydrology datasets for landscape analysis
Strengths
- Created as part of an integrated study with 13 other complementary datasets
- Precipitation is measured in millimetres, providing a standard quantitative unit
- Associated with a specific research institution, the University of Edinburgh
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific Jazira region study area
Provenance
- Source
- University of Edinburgh
- Collection Method
- Created to show precipitation patterns for normal years as part of an archaeological and environmental modelling study.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:20.495900; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Jazira region of Syria