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Ancient Water Technologies

By Larry W. Mays (auth.) , L. Mays (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2010
ISBN
9048186315, 9789048186310
DOI
10.1007/978-90-481-8632-7
Google Books ID
AEzOzSZEAToC
Open Library ID
OL25169971M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12222473 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
280\287
Topic
History
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control /

Description

There is no more fundamental resource than water. The basis of all life, water is fast becoming a key issue in today’s world, as well as a source of conflict. This fascinating book, which sets out many of the ingenious methods by which ancient societies gathered, transported and stored water, is a timely publication as overextraction and profligacy threaten the existence of aquifers and watercourses that have supplied our needs for millennia. It provides an overview of the water technologies developed by a number of ancient civilizations, from those of Mesopotamia and the Indus valley to later societies such as the Mycenaeans, Minoans, Persians, and the ancient Egyptians. Of course, no book on ancient water technologies would be complete without discussing the engineering feats of the Romans and Greeks, yet as well as covering these key civilizations, it also examines how ancient American societies from the Hohokams to the Mayans and Incas husbanded their water supplies. This unusually wide-ranging text could offer today’s parched world some solutions to the impending crisis in our water supply.

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