“…For example, the high mountain range is capable of capturing the Indian monsoon and bringing rich water resources, despite the arid climate (Gaube et al, 2012). This enabled ancient peoples to conduct agriculture on elevated ground (Gaube et al, 2012; Häser, 2000, 2003; Schreiber, 2007) as well as oasis agriculture using irrigation at the foot of the piedmont, as shown through the discovery of prehistoric dams (Hastings et al, 1975; Weisgerber, 1980; Weisgerber & Yule, 2003) and local water transport systems ( aflāj ) from the Early Iron Age (ca. 1300–650 BCE) (Charbonnier, 2015; Costa, 1983; Costa & Wilkinson, 1987).…”