The Origin and Diffusion of Qanats in Arabia: New Evidence from the Northern and Southern Peninsula

In scattered areas of the Arabian Peninsula, beginning several centuries before the first Christian millennium and for several centuries after, public works efforts were mounted to convey water from mountain aquifers, via subsurface aqueducts, onto drier valleys and plains. These subterranean, gravi...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Geographical Journal. - The Royal Geographical Society, 1893. - 166(2000), 3, Seite 215-226
1. Verfasser: Lightfoot, Dale R. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2000
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The Geographical Journal
Schlagworte:Arabia Qanat Water resources Physical sciences Behavioral sciences Biological sciences Environmental studies Business