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A magisterial handbook on water use and water technology in an area from Mesopotamia to the Atlantic Ocean, from the beginning of the Neolithic period up to ca. A.D. 600. Based on the archaeological and written evidence, it discusses the socio-economic background, irrigation and drainage, water supply, water in recreation (fountains, baths, etc.), larger hydraulic works (canals and sluices, dams, drainage), water-power, water legislation and the administration of water resources.

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9789004111233

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'.. .sistently readable and of high quality.'<br> Choice, 2000.<br>'.. . volume provides an up-to-date overview of problems and the state of the field, in some ways summarizing what is already in print, in others breaking new ground in areas not treated synthetically to dateevery college library and university library should order at least one copy.'<br>Harry B. Evans, Classical World.<br>

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Örjan Wikander, Ph.D. (1980), is Universitetslektor (Associate Professor) in the department of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History of the University of Lund, Sweden. His English-language publications include Deliciae fictiles (1993) and The Exploitation of Water-Power or Technological Stagnation? (1984).

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