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| Image number: | 1914 |
| Feature : | rock fragment pavement |
| Grouping : | agricultural techniques |
| Discipline : | agriculture |
| Year : | 2007 |
| Locality : | Melfa Maryam, Hagere selam |
| Country : | Ethiopia |
| Region - tribe : | Tembien |
| Physiographic region : | Abessinian highlands |
| Notice : | Agricultural fields on basaltic soils are generally covered by rock fragments, looking very much the same as so-called desert pavements. The stones are sometimes cleared and put in stone bunds or on a heap 'zala'. Stone bunds (right) contribute to soil and water conservation and land rehabilitation. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 2007 Image 1914. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/en/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |