Water engineering in the ancient world: archaeological and climate perspectives on societies of ancient South America, the Middle East, and South-East Asia
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Main Author: Ortloff, Charles R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2009
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Item Description:Charles Ortloff provides a new perspective on archaeological studies of the urban and agricultural water supply and distribution systems of the major ancient civilizations of South America, the Middle East, and South-East Asia, by using modern computer analysis methods to extract the true hydraulic/hydrological knowledge base available to these peoples. His many new revelations about the capabilities and innovations of ancient water engineers force us to re-evaluate what was knownand practised in the hydraulic sciences in ancient times. Given our current concerns about global warming and its e
Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-419) and index
Ancient pre-Columbian Peru, Bolivia and Mesoamerica -- The ancient Middle East -- Ancient South-East Asia -- Hydraulic engineering and water management strategies of ancient societies -- Environmental and climate perspectives on New World, Old World, and South-East Asian societies' achievements in the hydraulic sciences
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 424 pages)
ISBN:0191553549
9780191553547

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