Water engineering in the ancient world : archaeological and cliamte perspectives on societies of ancient South America, the Middle east, and South-East Asia /
Charles R. Ortloff.
- New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
- viii, 424 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [406]-419) and index.
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.
9780199239092
Water-supply engineering--History Paleohydrology Water resources development--History