Ancient hydraulic technology
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Issues concerning the correct disposal of wastewater had been faced in Antiquity since the beginning of the first urban settlements. Technically advanced sewage systems were built as early as in 2nd and 3rd millennium B.C., but it is only... more
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The aim is to study ancient fountains in their architectural context, in the belief that the context will reveal their function in the dwelling. This article first analyzes the fountain structures and examines the relationship between... more
This article presents a new perspective on both the relative and absolute dating of the various components of the Siloam Water System. The Siloam Tunnel, part of the Siloam Water System, known as Hezekiah’s Tunnel since the 19th cent.... more
Presentazione del volume OPERE DI REGIMENTAZIONE DELLE ACQUE IN ETÀ ARCAICA. ROMA, GRECIA E MAGNA GRECIA, ETRURIA E MONDO ITALICO, a cura di Elisabetta Bianchi e Matteo D’Acunto I relatori, tre illustri docenti universitari, D.... more
It is hereby proposed that the Romans were directly involved in several major engineering projects which were carried out in Judea. These projects included the architectural planning of Herod's Temple in Jerusalem, the use of Hydraulic... more
ABSTRACT Under the church of Santa Sabina in Rome one finds a net of tunnels dug from the beginning of the second century BC, in order to provide water to the inhabitants of the Aventino Hill. Between the end of the 19th and the beginning... more
Proceedings of the First International Summer School “Hydraulic Systems In The Roman World” (Feltre, 25th - 29th August 2014) Materiali della prima International Summer School “Hydraulic Systems In The Roman World” (Feltre, 25-29 Agosto... more
Public goods are "non-excludable" and "non-rivalrous" resources, including roads, water management systems, and plazas, as well as "symbolic public goods," such as religious architecture and social identity. Public goods occur in greater... more
De Miranda Adriana Anno di Edizione: 2018 Edizione: L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER Collane: Studia Archaeologica, 224 Il volume affronta lo studio delle fonti antiche che hanno testimoniato l' uso e l' importanza delle fontane a sorpresa,... more
The fact that private fountains surpass public fountains greatly in number is one of the conclusions of this paper, which also concerns the delivered quantity of water. The private fountains, and the revelation of their non-domestic... more
Τὸ ὕδωρ ἑτέρωσε τρέψας: Stream diversion in Megara. The excavation at Stayrakis’ plot in the north east part of Megara revealed an extensive cemetery dated from late 8th to the early 1st c. B.C. Furthermore, a rock-cut well to the... more
We study the methods of supply, collection, conduction and distribution of water in the Iberian settlements. Archaeological remains and literary sources help us to analyze the water system of an Iberian town. We also show the functions... more
Julia Shaw & John Sutcliffe, 2005. 'Ancient Dams and Buddhist Landscapes in the Sanchi area: New evidence on Irrigation, Land use and Monasticism in Central India, South Asian Studies, 21:1, 1-24, To link to this article:... more
In the Velabro flowed the Spinon, a tributary of the Tiber, which for extreme rains could reach flow rates of 10 m3/s. The valley was filled with alluvial silts deposed, more than by the Spinon, by the Tiber that flooded the valley. A... more
La documentation du «Glossarium Mediae Latinitatis Cataloniae», composée par des textes écrits entre le IXe et le XIIe siècles, nous donne l’occasion de concevoir et recréer l’aménagement d’un territoire soit rural, soit urbain. L’étude... more
This paper focuses on the water culture in Crete during the Ottoman period by studying its impact on the city of Rethymno (1646 - 1898). First, I present the key features of the water distribution system... more
Revista Arkinka Nº 265, diciembre 2017
This paper presents the results of the ‘Roman Barcino Water Network’ Project. This study employed a series of methodologies aiming at joining and interpreting all data available on water supply, distribution, management, use and discharge... more
Among the ancient irrigation practices, the Sri Lankan dry zone water management systems sustained for over 2000 years have been well documented. With the influx of communities settling around the historical urban centers, efficient water... more
The authors explore aspects of a well uncovered at Tel Tsaf, Israel, dating to the Middle Chalcolithic Period, ca. 4800 cal b.c. The well was uncovered in close proximity to the settlement of Tel Tsaf, shedding light on the hydraulic... more
This paper presents the results of the ‘Roman Barcino Water Network’ Project. This study employed a series of methodologies aiming at joining and interpreting all data available on water supply, distribution, management, use and discharge... more
Abstract The Virgin acqueduct is one of the 11 acqueducts that carried water to Rome and is the only one which, since it was implemented by Agrippa in the year 19 b.p.e., has never ceased to function. It originates at Salone, on the... more
L'Insula del Centenario (Pompei, IX 8, 3.6) è oggetto di studio da parte del Programma Vesuviana dell'Università di Bologna dal 1998, caratterizzato da un approccio multidisciplinare nell'analisi e nella documentazione dei rivestimenti... more
Le site archéologique de Tahouda se trouve à la lisère méridionale des Aurès sur la rive ouest du Oued Biraz. Il occupe cet emplacement stratégique depuis la plus haute antiquité et dure jusqu'à la période médiévale. L'endroit est marqué... more