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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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Autore: Ortloff Charles R Visualizza persona
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 Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
Disciplina: 628.1093
Soggetto topico: Paleohydrology
Water resources development - History
Water-supply engineering - History
Soggetto geografico: Naher Osten
Südostasien
Altamerika
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  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910780928003321
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Serie: Oxford scholarship online.