TY - BOOK ID - 7691329 TI - Ancient water technologies PY - 2010 SN - 9400793367 9048186315 9786612926129 1282926128 9048186323 PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Civilization, Ancient. KW - Hydraulic structures -- History. KW - Hydrology -- History. KW - Water -- History. KW - Water resources development -- History. KW - Water-supply -- History. KW - Hydraulic structures KW - Civilization, Ancient KW - Water-supply KW - Water resources development KW - Hydrology KW - Water KW - Civil & Environmental Engineering KW - Mechanical Engineering KW - Geography KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Physical Geography KW - Hydraulic Engineering KW - Environmental Engineering KW - History KW - Hydrology. KW - Environment. KW - History. KW - Environmental management. KW - Water pollution. KW - Archaeology. KW - Environmental Management. KW - Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. KW - History of Science. KW - Aquatic sciences KW - Earth sciences KW - Hydrography KW - Environmental pollution. KW - Annals KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Archeology KW - Anthropology KW - Antiquities KW - Chemical pollution KW - Chemicals KW - Contamination of environment KW - Environmental pollution KW - Pollution KW - Contamination (Technology) KW - Asbestos abatement KW - Bioremediation KW - Environmental engineering KW - Environmental quality KW - Factory and trade waste KW - Hazardous waste site remediation KW - Hazardous wastes KW - In situ remediation KW - Lead abatement KW - Pollutants KW - Refuse and refuse disposal KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Environmental sciences KW - Management KW - Environmental aspects KW - Aquatic pollution KW - Fresh water KW - Fresh water pollution KW - Freshwater pollution KW - Inland water pollution KW - Lake pollution KW - Lakes KW - Reservoirs KW - River pollution KW - Rivers KW - Stream pollution KW - Water contamination KW - Water pollutants KW - Water pollution KW - Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7691329 AB - 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. ER -