The dams and water management systems of Minoan Pseira:

Excavations at the Bronze Age seaport on Pseira Island uncovered the remains of sophisticated water retention systems that included the addition of retaining walls to prevent erosion, massive dams with associated reservoirs, and small check-dams to ravines that reached over one hundred meters in len...

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Main Author: Betancourt, Philip P. 1936- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia INSTAP Academic Press 2012
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Summary:Excavations at the Bronze Age seaport on Pseira Island uncovered the remains of sophisticated water retention systems that included the addition of retaining walls to prevent erosion, massive dams with associated reservoirs, and small check-dams to ravines that reached over one hundred meters in length in order to control water runoff and make it available for human use. Agriculture was one of the cornerstones of the Bronze Age Cretan economy, and it is no surprise that the ancient inhabitants of the island went to great lengths to control water runoff and make it available for human use. Desp
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 76-87) and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 91 p.)
ISBN:9781623030001
1623030005

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