Water Technology in Ancient Mesopotamia
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Human societies globally have enacted control of hydrological systems through drainage and irrigation, with evidence of linear waterways dating as far back as 8000 years.
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Ditches, via irrigation, drainage, and power, have helped drive the development of human societies.
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- Authors
- Tamburrino, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Chile (CL)
- Corresponding author
- Tamburrino, Aldo
- ORCID
- Tamburrino, Aldo
- Venue
- Ancient Water Technologies
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 29-51
- OpenAlex
- W202264867
- Cited by
- 56
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 1.22
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Springer eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Water management and technologies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Near East History
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Archaeology and Natural History
- Keywords
- water technology, Mesopotamia, irrigation, canals, water management, sanitary engineering, wastewater drainage, stormwater drainage, water politics, interstate conflict, soil salinization, land degradation
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