Presenter Information

Sydnee Jensen, Utah State University

Class

Article

College

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources

Faculty Mentor

Elise Laugier

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Abstract

Drought can directly impact human health through agriculture. In the distant past, human health data is limited, however we can use studying agricultural data to gain insight into the impacts of drought on human health. This study focuses on phytoliths from animal diets in to shed light on human health during the Assyrian Empire (911 – 609 BCE), an agrarian empire that declined during an arid period.

Location

Logan, UT

Start Date

4-9-2025 12:30 PM

End Date

4-9-2025 1:20 PM

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Anthropological Perspectives of the Relationship Between Landscape and Human Health in the Neo-Assyrian Empire

Logan, UT

Drought can directly impact human health through agriculture. In the distant past, human health data is limited, however we can use studying agricultural data to gain insight into the impacts of drought on human health. This study focuses on phytoliths from animal diets in to shed light on human health during the Assyrian Empire (911 – 609 BCE), an agrarian empire that declined during an arid period.