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

1. Verfasser: Ortloff, Charles R.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Umfang/Format: viii, 424 p. : ill., maps, diagr. ; 25 cm.
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: América Latina
Süd- /Südostasien
Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.