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Autore: |
Ortloff Charles R
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Titolo: |
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
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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 |
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