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The Dams and Water Management Systems of Minoan Pseira
List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Pseiran Agricultural Crisis in the Middle of the Second Millennium B.C.; 3 The Pseiran Water Management Systems; 4 Comments and Discussion; Appendix; References; Index
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Havertown
: Institute for Aegean Prehistory Press
, 2012
Havertown : INSTAP Academic Press , 2012 |
| Edition: | Online-Ausg. |
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The dams and water management systems of Minoan Pseira |
| Summary: | List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Pseiran Agricultural Crisis in the Middle of the Second Millennium B.C.; 3 The Pseiran Water Management Systems; 4 Comments and Discussion; Appendix; References; Index Excavations at the Bronze Age seaport on Pseira Island uncovered the remains of sophisticated water retention systems that included the addition of retaining walls to prevent erosion, massive dams with associated reservoirs, and small check-dams to ravines that reached over one hundred meters in length in order to control water runoff and make it available for human use. Agriculture was one of the cornerstones of the Bronze Age Cretan economy, and it is no surprise that the ancient inhabitants of the island went to great lengths to control water runoff and make it available for human use. Desp |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (113 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781623030001 |
