Mays Larry W. (ed.) Ancient Water Technologies

Springer, 2010. — 287 p.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.В книге рассматриваются древние технологии мелиорации, водоснабжения и прочего, связанного с водными ресурсами, в Месопотамии, Египте, Греции, Риме и Древней Америке. Книга богато снабжена иллюстрациями и схемами (более 60 из них цветные)A Brief History of Water Technology During Antiquity: Before the Romans
Water Technology in Ancient Mesopotamia
Water Technology in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greek Lavatories: Operation with Reused Water
Water Resource Management for Iran’s Persepolis Complex
A Web Based Information System for the Inspection of the Hydraulic Works
A Brief History of Roman Water Technology
Analysis of theWater System of the Ancient Roman City of Apamea
Water Technology in the Ancient American Societies
Ground Water Resources and Earthquake Hazards: Ancient and Modern Perspectives
Lessons from the Ancients onWater Resources Sustainability