Handbook of Ancient Water Technology

Handbook of Ancient Water Technology
Author: Örjan Wikander
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Total Pages: 741
Release: 2000
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9789004111233


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A magisterial handbook on water use and water technology in an area from Mesopotamia to the Atlantic Ocean, from the beginning of the Neolithic period up to ca. A.D. 600. Based on the archaeological and written evidence, it discusses the socio-economic background, irrigation and drainage, water supply, water in recreation (fountains, baths, etc.), larger hydraulic works (canals and sluices, dams, drainage), water-power, water legislation and the administration of water resources.