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Author:   Charles R. Ortloff
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.798kg
ISBN:  

9780367858087

ISBN 10:   0367858088
Pages:   390
Publication Date:   07 August 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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I Hydraulic engineering in pre-Columbian Peru and Bolivia 1. Origins and development of water science in the Andean world and societal development according to Modern Complexity Theory 2. Similitude in archaeology: examining agricultural system science in pre-Columbian Peru and Bolivia 3. Hydraulic engineering strategies in ancient Peru and Bolivia to manage water supplies for agriculture and urban centers 4. Climate change effects on sustainability of ancient Andean societies 5. New discoveries and perspectives on water management and state structure at AD 300-1100 Tiwanaku's Urban Center (Bolivia) 6. Inka hydraulic engineering at Tipon 7. 2600-1800 BC Caral: environmental change at a Late Archaic Period site in north-central coastal Peru II Hydraulic engineering in the ancient Mediterranean world 8. Hydraulic engineering at 100 BC-AD 300 Nabataean Petra (Jordan) 9. The Pont du Garde aqueduct and Nemausus (Nîmes) castellum: insight into Roman hydraulic engineering practice 10. Roman castella: Calyx Quinaria and flow rate measurements 11. Observations on Minoan water systems in Crete III Hydraulic engineering and social structure in Asian hydraulic societies 12 Hydraulic societies of Southeast Asia: ancient to modern 13. Conclusions

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Charles R. Ortloff is the director of CFD Consultants International and Research Associate in Anthropology at the University of Chicago.

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