Abstract
This book is written for the general audience, and its focus is on groundwater, namely water which flows underground in the openings of the layers, in either pores, fractures or caves. This water becomes surface-water when it finds an outlet, either naturally as springs, or artificially as wells. The study of the history of water-works in the arid and semi-arid parts of the globe led the author to conclude that it provides understanding of the impact of climate changes on the history of the inhabitants of these regions.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Bar-Matthews M, Ayalon A (2011) Mid-Holocene climate variations revealed by high-resolution spelepthem records from Soreq Cave, Israel and their correlation with cultural changes. Holocene 21(1):163–171
Bar-Matthews M, Ayalon A et al (1997) Late Quaternary Paleoclimate in the Eastern Mediterranean region from stable isotope analysis of Speleothems at Soreq Cave, Israel. Quatern Res 47(2):155–168
Bookman (Ken-Tor) R, Enzel Y et al (2004) Late Holocene lake levels of the Dead Sea. Geol Soc Amer Bull 116(5/6):555–571
Frumkin A, Magaritz M, Carmi I, Zak I (1991) The Holocene climatic record of the salt caves of Mount Sedom Israel. Holocene 1(3):191–200
Karlen W (1991) Glacier fluctuations in Scandinavia in temperate palaeohydrology in fluvial processes. In: Starkel L, Gregory KJ, Thornes JB (eds) The temperate zone during the last 15000 years. Wiley, New York
Lemcke G, Sturm M (1997) d18O and trace element as proxy for the reconstruction of climate changes at Lake Van (Turkey): preliminary results. In: Third millennium B.C. climatic change and old world collapse. In: Dalfes H, Nüzhet et al (eds) Series: NATO ASI series (closed), vol 49. Springer Verlag, Berlin
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 The Author(s)
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Issar, A.S. (2014). Caves, Dripstones and Soils Tell About Past Climates. In: Strike the Rock and There Shall Come Water. SpringerBriefs in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01937-6_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01937-6_1
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-01936-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-01937-6
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)