What resulted from increased soil salinity in Sumerian irrigation during the late Bronze Age circa 2000 BCE?

💡 Explanation

Salinity built up due to capillary action bringing salts to the surface in irrigation which triggered osmotic stress. The resultant yield shifts occurred, because barley tolerates higher salinity than wheat; therefore barley became dominant, rather than higher value crops as land became degraded.

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