History of Water Cisterns: Legacies and Lessons

History of Water Cisterns: Legacies and Lessons

The use of water cisterns has been traced back to the Neolithic Age; this paper thus presents a brief historical development of water cisterns worldwide over the last 5500 years. This paper is not an exhaustive presentation of all that is known today about water cisterns, but rather provides some ch...

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Main Authors: Larry Mays, George P. Antoniou, Andreas N. Angelakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
ancient civilizations
Byzantine period
Classical period
Hellenistic period
Maya
Minoan Crete
Roman period
Ottomans
Venetian period
Xochicalco
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/5/4/1916

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http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/5/4/1916

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