Water engineering in the ancient world : archaeological and climate perspectives on societies of ancient South America, the Middle East, and South-East Asia / / by Charles R. Ortloff

• Autore: Ortloff Charles R
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
• Disciplina: 628.1093
• Soggetto topico: Paleohydrology; Water resources development - History; Water-supply engineering - History
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2009.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Water engineering in the ancient world
• ISBN: 0-19-191749-4; 1-282-35462-0; 9786612354625; 0-19-155354-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810100503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.