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Autore |
Ortloff Charles R |
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Titolo |
Water engineering in the ancient world [[electronic resource] ] : archaeological and climate perspectives on societies of ancient South America, the Middle East, and South-East Asia / / by Charles R. Ortloff |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-191749-4 |
1-282-35462-0 |
9786612354625 |
0-19-155354-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (433 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Paleohydrology |
Water resources development - History |
Water-supply engineering - History |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2009. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1. Ancient pre-Columbian Peru, Bolivia and Mesoamerica; 2. The Ancient Middle East; 3. Ancient South-East Asia; 4. Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management Strategies of Ancient Societies; 5. Environmental and Climate Perspectives on New World, Old World, and South-East Asian Societies' Achievements in the Hydraulic Sciences; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. Ortloff uses modern computer analysis methods to extract the true hydraulic/hydrological knowledge base available to these peoples. |
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