Water engineering in the ancient world: archaeological and climate perspectives on societies of ancient South America, the Middle East, and South-East Asia

Ancient pre-Columbian Peru, Bolivia and Mesoamerica -- The ancient Middle East -- Ancient South-East Asia -- Hydraulic engineering and water management strategies of ancient societies -- Environmental and climate perspectives on New World, Old World, and South-East Asian societies' achievements...

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Main Author: Ortloff, Charles R. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Edition:1. publ.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Latin America / Hydraulic engineering / Agriculture / Pre- and early history
B Near East / Hydraulic engineering / Agriculture / History 600 BC-300
B Asia / Hydraulic engineering / Agriculture / History 800-2500
Further subjects:B Water-supply engineering History
B Water resources development History
B Paleohydrology
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Summary:Ancient pre-Columbian Peru, Bolivia and Mesoamerica -- The ancient Middle East -- Ancient South-East Asia -- Hydraulic engineering and water management strategies of ancient societies -- Environmental and climate perspectives on New World, Old World, and South-East Asian societies' achievements in the hydraulic sciences
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0199239096