Traditional dam construction in modern Iraq: a possible analogy for ancient mesopotamian irrigation practices
Lack of archaeological and comparative ethnographic data has limited our ability to interpret textual information that refers to ancient Mesopotamian irrigation works. This paper presents ethnographic data from modern Iraq regarding the construction, use and maintenance of a traditional irrigation s...
| Published in: | Iraq |
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| Authors: | ; ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2014
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Iraq
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| Further subjects: | B
Irrigation canals
B Dams B Flood irrigation B Construction engineering B Riverbanks B Villages B Irrigation water B River water |
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| Summary: | Lack of archaeological and comparative ethnographic data has limited our ability to interpret textual information that refers to ancient Mesopotamian irrigation works. This paper presents ethnographic data from modern Iraq regarding the construction, use and maintenance of a traditional irrigation system. Because traditional construction methods make use of organic materials similar to those available in the past, the data presented in this paper are considered to provide a set of analogies that can assist the interpretation of textual evidence and hence lead to a better understanding of irrigation practices in ancient Mesopotamia. |
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| ISSN: | 2053-4744 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Iraq
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0021088900000164 |